On Monday, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, accompanied by the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sonia Parag, commissioned the District No. 10 Lakeville Health Centre in Region Five.
A release from the Ministry of Health said that the newly constructed health centre, valued at $46 million, is fully equipped to serve approximately 1,200 residents in De Hoop and neighbouring villages in Mahaica-Berbice.
During his remarks, the Minister disclosed that the Health Ministry is training medical personnel within communities to serve in their respective Region.
“These programmes are here for people to enroll. We have many programmes available, but we need people to come forward and be trained,” he said.
Meanwhile, Parag said that while the infrastructure is necessary, it is also important to have quality service from the human resource personnel in the facilities.
“While the necessary infrastructure is here, the service delivery is equally important”, she noted, according to the release.
