Campbellville Health Centre to be rebuilt into modern 3-storey facility

Residents of Kitty/Campbellville, Georgetown, and surrounding areas can expect improved healthcare following the National Assembly’s approval of over $800 million last Wednesday for the reconstruction of the Campbellville Health Centre. Construction is set to begin this month, with completion expected within a year.
The upgrading of the facility was revealed by Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony during this year’s budget consideration of estimates & expenditure.
“In terms of Campbellville’s Health Centre, we are breaking down that health centre. We are investing there close to $800 million to build a new health facility at Campbellville.”
According to the Health Minister, the new facility design features a modern three-story building which will be equipped with vital medical services such as medical imaging among others.
“It’s a three-story building with all the amenities being in there… And that would include in that facility, it would include imaging services that would be done right on site.”
The Minister revealed that the new design will allow the Health Ministry to cater for residents from both the Kitty and Campbellville area in one central location.
“Kitty, that facility, we don’t own it, as you know that’s a place we have been renting, but we feel when we complete the Campbellville Health Centre, they’ll be able to absorb that catchment area because of the design that we have for Campbellville.”
Moreover, while the building is being reconstructed Dr Anothony highlighted that patients will be diverted to a facility located on Duncan Street for medicals services.
“So, while we are building the new Campbellville Health Centre, we have relocated the functions, the facility to a temporary location. So, we have to rent there as well. So that’s located in Duncan Street.”
Guyana’s public health sector received a whopping $129.8 billion budgetary allocation last year, the largest budgetary allocation ever for the sector. Out of that budget, $10.3 billion was allocated towards the paediatric and maternal hospital at Ogle.
Another $15.5 billion was allocated for the construction of six regional hospitals at Bath, De Kinderen, Diamond, Enmore, Lima and the No. 75 Village.
In this year’s health budget, $2.98 billion has been set aside to support the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and ensure that the facilities, furniture, vehicles and equipment needed for its smooth running are available. A sum of $28 billion was set aside for the procurement of drugs and medical supplies, with $852 million also set aside for projects that include new training facilities in Suddie and New Amsterdam, in keeping with the Government’s efforts to dramatically increase the number of local medical professionals.
Overall, $143.2 billion has been budgeted for Guyana’s health sector this year.