Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has expressed his disappointment with the apparent lack of will to establish a programme of rehabilitation medicine at the University of Guyana.He made the observation while delivering the feature address at the formal opening of a new wing of the Cheshire Home for the severely disabled persons at Mahaica, East Coast Demerara,
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