Refurbished neonatal unit reopens at West Dem Hospital

Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton (at centre) listens to a doctor inside the refurbished Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the West Demerara Regional Hospital. (Government Information Agency photo)

A refurbished neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) was reopened on Thursday at the West Demerara Regional Hospital.

At a simple commissioning ceremony, Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton said the reopening of the state-of-art facility would also see fewer women traveling from the region to Georgetown for specialised care.

“Neonatal mortality in Guyana is a major public health concern and it is