Yesterday at the Ministry of Health’s Conference Room, 45 healthcare providers from across Guyana embarked on a training programme in Tropical Chronic Disease Research, to enhance their skills to effectively tackle chronic illnesses.
A release from the Ministry of Health said that this programme is a partnership between the Southern Medical University and sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China. Through a hybrid approach, the training sessions were set to commence yesterday and conclude on May 31st, 2024.
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony said “This interchange of our Chinese experts working with the local counterparts in Guyana will offer the opportunity for us to exchange what we do, how we have been doing it, and learn from the Chinese experts how we can do some of these things better”.
He added: “So what we are looking for is that transfer of knowledge and technology so that we can upgrade our people while ensuring that we develop new techniques on how to manage”.
Anthony said that the Ministry has begun sending doctors for short-term postgraduate training opportunities in China.
China’s Ambassador Guo Haiyan, in her remarks said that this course is one of five to be offered by the Government of China.
