Maternal public health in Guyana has recorded significant improvement with a lower level of deaths recorded for the year compared to the two previous years.
The Department of Public Information (DPI) in a release yesterday disclosed a Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) announcement that the institution has recorded low levels of maternal deaths while saving the lives of 303 critically-ill women this year.
This information was disclosed by Head of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at the GPH, Dr Rafi Rozan during a press conference yesterday, where he stated that this year, the number of recorded maternal deaths is 10, as compared to 17 in 2021, and 16 in 2022.