PAHO/WHO reps discuss improved health care for Region 10

Representatives of the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) recently met with officials of Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) to discuss improving health-care delivery in the Region.
The representatives, Dr Luis Codina and Dr Jean Alexandre paid courtesy calls on Regional Chairman Deron Adams and Regional Health Officer (RHO), Dr Gregory Harris.

During the discussion with the Regional Chairman, topics such as strategies to improve the level of vaccinations within the Region were addressed after it was related that parents were refusing to take their babies to be immunised.
This, the Regional Chairman said, has resulted in the children having to take several vaccines in succession in order to qualify for entry into the school system.
During the discourse with the RHO, ways in which specialised services can be strengthened at hospitals within the Region were discussed as well as the improvement of health-care services in riverine communities such as along the Demerara and Berbice Rivers.
The officials also discussed improved access to quality health-care services in these areas, as the RHO cited plans to have doctors stationed at these locations.