Chinese Embassy, GPHC partner to boost healthcare sector

The Chinese Embassy in collaboration with the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has partnered in a number of areas to boost healthcare services offered at Guyana’s premier medical facility. On Friday, the Government of China donated some $60M worth of medical supplies to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation to boost its operations.
During the ceremony, China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Gou Haiyan shared that given China’s experience in the healthcare sector, she believes there is a great opportunity for cooperation between the two countries.

“China has some technical advantages and rich experiences in the health sector so I believe there’s a bright future for healthcare cooperation between our two countries. There’s also very good and fruitful cooperations through medical teams through training, courses, scholarships and other ways. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, China has donated a total of 19 batches of medical supplies,” Haiyan Shared.
She also commended the Government’s decision to construct new healthcare facilities across the country and expand training for professionals, which will aid in the development of the sector. According to Haiyan, another delegation from China will soon arrive in Guyana to conduct training on tropical chronic diseases with local health professionals.
“Next Monday another delegation from Southern Medial University of China will come to visit Guyana…for a training programme on tropical chronic diseases. China will continue to support the development of the medical sector [and] medical services in Guyana,” the Ambassador revealed.
Meanwhile, Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony shared that with the right type of equipment, the healthcare sector will be able to excel at its services. He added too that Guyana is aiming to become a hub for medicine within the Caribbean Region.
“We obviously as a Ministry of Health, are looking for more and more collaborations. We have a vision of where we want to take healthcare in Guyana, we see ourselves in the next couple of years, to be a hub for medicine in the Caribbean Region. Over the next couple of years, we see ourselves being one of the leaders in medicine in the Caribbean Region,” Anthony said.
According to Anthony, Guyana can greatly benefit from the expertise of China to upgrade its healthcare system and implement new, technologically advanced systems, to better the lives of citizens.
“With the direction and the trends of medicine, we need to work with people that are on the cutting edge of doing medicine,” Anthony added.
Meanwhile, the GPHC also signed the Friendships Memorandum of Understanding with the Drum Tower Hospital in China, which will boost partnership. They also signed an agreement for a specialist training programme between the two countries.