US embassy donates oxygen generator in Region Nine

The commissioning of the plant (US Embassy photo)
The commissioning of the plant (US Embassy photo)

On Monday, US  Ambassador Nicole D. Theriot and Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony commissioned an oxygen plant in Lethem.

The US Embassy said in a release that it donated the plant’s oxygen generator, valued at US$165,000, to the Government of Guyana through SOUTHCOM’s Humanitarian Assistance Program.

“The U.S. Government is proud to have donated a total of three oxygen generators, valued at US$495,000, through the HAP program to hospitals in Lethem, Mahdia, and Mabaruma”, the release said.