Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has unveiled the government’s plans to continue bringing specialised healthcare services to Guyana, noting that substantial sums will go towards the construction of a new facility to treat brain injuries and another to care for cancer patients.
Dr. Singh told lawmakers that $1.1 billion has been allocated for the construction of a new neurological rehabilitation centre for specialised clinical care and long-term management of brain injuries such as strokes and head and spinal cord injuries, and a modern oncology centre for cancer patients.
But that’s only a fraction of the $161.1 billion going towards the healthcare sector overall.
The Finance Minister said $24 billion will be spent on advancing the construction of the new paediatric and maternity hospital at Ogle, and other hospitals across the country. Another $1.5 billion will be spent on upgrading the Georgetown Public Hospital and satellite facilities at Campbellville and Industry.
A major $34.9 billion allocation will also go towards the supply and delivery of much-needed drugs, while $3.7 billion will go towards a new emergency medical system.
With the pilot of the new electronic health record system now up and running at the Festival City polyclinic, Dr. Singh said $764 million will be spent in 2026 to implement this system at the Georgetown Public Hospital. This facility is Guyana’s main referral hospital.
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