Scoliosis surgery done at GPHC on 10 young patients

Team members (GPHC photo)
Team members (GPHC photo)

The  Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday announced that 10 scoliosis (irregular curvature of the spine) operations had been successfully done on patients aged 13 to 19.

In a statement it said this was its second collaboration with World Pediatrics, an international non-governmental organization, to bring specialized scoliosis surgeries to young patients in Guyana. This collaborative medical mission, took place from Monday, November 4, through Friday, November 8, 2024,