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.