Nigerian born nurse Ishaku Zechariah is one of the many health workers who are on the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19 in Guyana.
He believes he is fulfilling a higher calling.
Zechariah, who is a General Nurse, has been in the profession for about 13 years and worked in Nigeria before making his way to Guyana to study for his Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. He has been working in Guyana since completing the programme.
During an interview, Zechariah revealed that he was among a number of other nurses and doctors who volunteered to work and give their time in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit which was set up at the Georgetown Public Hospital in late March following the spread of the novel coronavirus in Guyana.