{"id":19239,"date":"2024-04-29T23:04:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T23:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19239"},"modified":"2024-04-29T23:05:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T23:05:13","slug":"first-batch-of-pharmacy-and-nursing-assistants-graduate-in-region-nine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/first-batch-of-pharmacy-and-nursing-assistants-graduate-in-region-nine\/","title":{"rendered":"First Batch of Pharmacy and Nursing Assistants Graduate in Region Nine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a significant milestone for healthcare in Region Nine, the first batch of newly trained nursing and pharmacy assistants graduated over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 27 pharmacy assistants and 31 nursing assistants successfully completed their training and are set to be deployed to various health centers across the Rupununi region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony addressed the recent graduates, emphasizing the importance of maintaining professional growth and exhibiting empathy in their roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Anthony underscored the government&#8217;s commitment to prioritizing the health sector, stressing that attitudes and behaviors towards patients must reflect this dedication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged the new healthcare workers to understand the profound responsibility they hold in caring for patients who seek medical assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognizing the significance of this milestone, Dr. Anthony encouraged the graduates to continue developing their careers in the medical field, highlighting the importance of ongoing learning and skill enhancement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the government aims to expand secondary healthcare services beyond Georgetown, aiming to address the challenges faced by individuals who have to travel long distances to access medical care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The graduation ceremony signifies a crucial step forward in strengthening healthcare services in Region Nine, with the newly trained assistants poised to make valuable contributions to the health and well-being of communities in the Rupununi region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick In a significant milestone for healthcare in Region Nine, the first batch of newly trained nursing and pharmacy assistants graduated over the weekend. A total of 27&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19239","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\/19239","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=19239"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19241,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19239\/revisions\/19241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}