Health Ministry receives tablets from Mount Sinai Health System

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Thursday accepted a donation of 20 tablets from the Mount Sinai Health System during a brief ceremony held in the Boardroom of the Ministry of Health at Brickdam in Georgetown.
The tablets will be used by the Child and Adolescent Units of the Family and Primary Care Department of the Health Ministry with the aim of enabling digital data capture, thereby improving the efficiency of the Comprehensive Child School Screening Programme.

Launched in 2023, the Comprehensive School Health Programme is a nationwide initiative aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of school-age children through systematic screenings.
To date, the programme has made significant progress in its screening programme, with 17,311 of 26,363 students having already been screened at the nursery level, and 19,554 of 85,382 students having already been screened at the primary level.
The Health Ministry has said this donation follows the successful installation of a REDCap server within the Ministry of Health by the Mount Sinai Health System.
REDCap is a web application for building and managing online surveys and databases.
The Mount Sinai Health System is also facilitating comprehensive training of staff within the Ministry of Health (MoH), the Ministry of Education (MoE), and other supporting agencies in order to ensure data integrity.
The Health Ministry has noted in a recent press release that by transitioning to a digital system, this initiative would enhance the team’s ability to review and analyse data in real time, thereby supporting the development of data-driven policies, informed budget allocations, and timely interventions aimed at improving the health outcomes of children and adolescents across Guyana.
The Ministry of Health has said it remains committed to leveraging technology for better healthcare delivery, and is acknowledging Mount Sinai’s continued support in strengthening Guyana’s public health sector.
Among those present when Dr Anthony received the tablets were the Director of Primary Healthcare, Dr. Ertenisa Hamilton; School Health Coordinator Dr. Farrah December; Executive Director of Guyana Consultancy, Mount Sinai, Dr. Rachel Vreeman; Country Director of Guyana Consultancy, Mount Sinai, Josué Alcántara; and other officials.
The programme assesses children for vision, hearing, oral health, nutrition, and other key health indicators, ensuring early intervention where necessary.