{"id":16570,"date":"2024-02-13T19:13:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T19:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16570"},"modified":"2024-02-13T19:13:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T19:13:29","slug":"two-health-posts-in-moruca-sub-district-recommissioned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/two-health-posts-in-moruca-sub-district-recommissioned\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Health Posts in Moruca Sub-district Recommissioned"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong><em>By Delicia Janneire <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a significant step towards improving healthcare accessibility in Region One, the health posts in the villages of Koko and Wallaba in the Moruca Sub-district have been re-commissioned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a recent visit to the sub-district, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony officially re-commissioned these two health posts, which underwent rehabilitation efforts in 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Anthony emphasized the government&#8217;s commitment to upgrading healthcare facilities across Region One, regardless of their size, to ensure they effectively serve their respective communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the importance of not only improving the physical infrastructure but also enhancing the capacity through training initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The introduction of telemedicine systems in various hinterland communities has also been instrumental in extending healthcare services to remote areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Anthony announced plans to establish more telemedicine sites across the hinterland regions, with the aim of enhancing access to healthcare for residents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, there are 25 such sites, with plans to add another 50 in the upcoming year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The selection of beneficiary locations is being carefully coordinated with regional health authorities to maximize the impact of these services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the Ministry is actively working towards upgrading all health facilities in the region to better cater to the healthcare needs of residents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Anthony encouraged individuals from within the villages who possess the necessary qualifications to take advantage of training opportunities provided by the Ministry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Programs such as the Community Health Worker Training and Nursing Assistant Training Programme are among those being offered to build a skilled healthcare workforce within the communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With these initiatives in place, residents of Koko and Wallaba villages, along with others in the Moruca Sub-district, can look forward to improved access to quality healthcare services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire In a significant step towards improving healthcare accessibility in Region One, the health posts in the villages of Koko and Wallaba in the Moruca Sub-district have been&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16570","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=16570"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16572,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16570\/revisions\/16572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}