{"id":18941,"date":"2024-04-22T18:03:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18941"},"modified":"2024-04-22T18:03:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:03:15","slug":"progress-in-cardiology-services-highlighted-at-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/progress-in-cardiology-services-highlighted-at-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Progress in Cardiology Services Highlighted at Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Delicia Janniere<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cardiology department at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is making significant strides in enhancing its services, according to Minister Dr. Frank Anthony. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the launch of the Second Cardiology Symposium held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Minister Anthony emphasized the improvements in testing and treatment for cardiac patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initiatives such as the adoption of the &#8216;Hearts&#8217; cardiovascular guidelines protocol have played a pivotal role in facilitating the delivery and management of cardiology care across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite challenges in achieving full compliance, this protocol has been implemented in over 170 health centers nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Anthony highlighted the substantial growth in cardiology care at GPHC over the years, with the number of patients benefiting from services steadily increasing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From treating 80 patients in 2019, the hospital saw a significant rise to 825 patients in 2023, all of whom received free testing and treatment funded by the Government of Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister expressed optimism about further increasing these numbers in the current year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Minister Anthony announced plans to expand pediatric cardiovascular care, emphasizing the importance of this initiative, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through partnerships with organizations like Gift of Life, the ministry aims to conduct more pediatric surgeries, with the goal of completing at least 30 surgeries this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capacity building efforts are also underway, with the construction of Guyana&#8217;s first specialized Pediatric and Maternal Hospital and partnerships with institutions like McMasters University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one-day symposium focused on developing a comprehensive five-year plan for coronary intervention, addressing gaps in heart failure care, and examining the impact of cardiovascular disease on pregnant women and cardiac pacing in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The symposium marks a significant step towards improving cardiac care in the country, with stakeholders coming together to chart a course for enhanced services and better outcomes for cardiac patients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janniere The cardiology department at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is making significant strides in enhancing its services, according to Minister Dr. Frank Anthony. Speaking at the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18942,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18941","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\/18941","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=18941"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18943,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18941\/revisions\/18943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}