{"id":16464,"date":"2024-02-12T20:43:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T20:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16464"},"modified":"2024-02-12T20:43:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T20:43:47","slug":"ministry-of-health-advances-plans-for-new-health-app-and-training-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ministry-of-health-advances-plans-for-new-health-app-and-training-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Health Advances Plans for New Health App and Training Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em><strong>By Fabiana Mcklmon<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, revealed that significant progress has been made towards the development of a new health app, with four companies shortlisted for the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This update was provided during the commissioning of a digital X-Ray machine at Mahaicony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new health app is a pivotal component of the ministry&#8217;s strategy to modernize the healthcare system across Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its primary function will be to facilitate the storage and access of medical records, aiming to enhance efficiency in service provision and utilization across both public and private healthcare institutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Anthony emphasized the ministry&#8217;s goal to implement this app within the current year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fabiana-Training-and-Health-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In his address, Dr. Anthony also announced forthcoming training opportunities within the health sector for the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These opportunities include programs for nurses and nursing assistants, with plans to commence a nursing assistant program later in the month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fabiana-Training-and-Health-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The nursing assistant course, which spans one year and incorporates online learning, will offer practical components to ensure comprehensive training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Successful graduates will be guaranteed employment within the healthcare sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, Dr. Anthony outlined additional training initiatives for 2024, including registered nursing programs, hospital administration courses, and post-graduate programs for doctors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These endeavors aim to equip healthcare professionals with the necessary skills and knowledge to deliver high-quality healthcare services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Health&#8217;s proactive approach towards technological advancement and workforce development underscores its commitment to enhancing healthcare delivery and outcomes for the people of Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, revealed that significant progress has been made towards the development of a new health app, with four companies shortlisted for the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16465,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16464"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16468,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16464\/revisions\/16468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}