The Public Health Ministry is working to ensure that free radiation treatment is provided to cancer patients across the country, according to Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence.
Addressing the GTT Cancer Care Symposium, at Duke Lodge in Kingston, Lawrence said that the project is in collaboration with several “concerned Guyanese and the University of Calgary.” In addition, Lawrence said that the ministry is hoping to soon establish a specialised cancer facility that will cater for all types of cancers.
Lawrence noted that it was her own experiences with breast cancer which led to the purchase of the first mammogram machine for the Georgetown Public Hospital, which was bought so women and girls could have access to a free service. “I challenged myself that as long as I was the Minister of Public Health I would ensure that all the people in my country have unrestricted access to services… so that they can be assured that the government will do all it can for everyone who walks through our doors,” she added.