The Public Service Ministry says 29 new Cuba trained doctors will start to work at the Georgetown and Mahaicony hospitals from Monday.
According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release “this addition to the health sector’s human capacity ensures that adequate health services are provided… throughout the nation.” The doctors assembled at the Ministry of Health’s boardroom for a meeting with Minister within the Ministry of Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran.
Dr Ramsaran said he had received a letter from the Public Service Ministry last week indicating that the doctors will be inducted into the work force. He said they were required to fill certain documents at the meeting as a precursor to starting their duties. “This speeds up the process for the doctors to be added to the payroll,” he said, noting that there are still some health workers in the system who have been providing services and have not been paid. These include part-time staff at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, he said.
From the new group of doctors, five will be stationed at the Mahaicony Hospital while the others will be stationed at the city hospital. The doctors will be rotated to gain experience in various fields before being dispatched to various regions. It is expected that the doctors will become aware of the principles, maternal health regulations and be able to address chronic and other illnesses when they leave the Georgetown Hospital to take up their positions in the district facilities. GINA said over the past few weeks the ministry has been engaging these doctors in continuous medical studies. They have been trained to conduct X-rays, ultra-sounds, the use of endoscopy; the non-evasive method of observation and diagnosis, emergency obstetrics and gynaecology.
