Preliminary works have begun at Turkeyen,Cheap Authentic NFL Jerseys, East Coast Demerara (ECD) where the much talked about specialty hospital is expected to be established.The announcement for construction was made last year by former President Bharat Jagdeo when he returned from India after securing a US $18M line of credit from the Indian Government to build a specialty hospital to do complicated surgeries.The hospital would be staffed by specialist doctors and surgeries would reportedly range from heart operations and organ transplants to cosmetic surgery.The rates would be negotiated with the Government and the managers of the hospital.According to Minister of Health,Cheap Jerseys China, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, cabinet awarded $97M to G. Bovell Construction Services,Nike Vapormax Plus Womens, a few weeks ago to commence works.This includes the construction of fence, bridges,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, and gateways.The cost of complicated surgery is expected to be at a fraction of the cost that Guyanese pay for surgeries overseas, but of the same quality.The hospital is also expected to open its doors to clients from the Caribbean, Northern Brazil and even from North America, once the services offered are of excellent standards.“It takes 15 to 25 years to produce properly qualified cardiac surgeons and India is doing well at this. A lot of our children regardless of ethnicity have received intervention from India through Kids First Fund, the Three Rivers Foundation and such. It’s a teaching hospital,Cheap MLB Jerseys Authentic,” said Minister Ramsaran.Last year,Wholesale Jerseys, the government budgeted $150M to commence preparatory works to design the 150-bed surgical specialty hospital. It is hoped that the hospital would be constructed within a two-year period.It was also stated that while over the next three years the health system would be boosted with 900 new general medical practitioners, there was a lack of specialists and this gap would be met with the specialty hospital.“We have expanded the coverage and the quality of primary health care. We have built several new institutions over the past three-four years with most of them funded directly from the budget,” the former Head of State had said.He was referring to the four diagnostic and treatment centers at Leonora, Suddie, Diamond and Mahaicony, the Ophthalmology Hospital in Port Mourant, and the Modern Linden Hospital.The Indian Government was approached some time ago where it was agreed that a line of credit will be used for the construction of the specialty hospital and Guyana would choose a partner from India to manage the facility.India has over the years established itself as one of the pioneers in health care.

A team from the United States Embassy yesterday paid courtesy calls on both the Region Ten Chairman, Renis Morian, and newly-elected Mayor of Linden Carwyn Holland.Linden Mayor Carwyn Holland (left) appears pleased as his deputy presents Humanitarian Assistance Programme Director Eric Antinucci with a gift.Representing the Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP) arm of the US Embassy, the three-member team held discussions with the two leaders on ways in which HAP could lend support to the Region and Linden.HAP team members included Director Eric Antinucci, assistant director Gabe Mejia and Project Coordinator,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, Mark Houston.Antinucci said that the objective of the visit was to discuss issues and problems in the region and to identify possible ways of collaboration. He added that the team is very excited about the prospect of working with the leaders and people of Region Ten.Mayor Holland welcomed the team. He highlighted several areas of assistance,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, including stimulating the economy to create jobs.He spoke of Linden in its glory days, when people came from all over to work there. Apart from around the country, people even came from places such as Canada and the USA, to seek employment. He reflected that Linden fed the nation for many years.Holland also alluded to the subsequent decline of the bauxite company, and how that decline affected residents – many of whom were left without jobs.“We started to struggle and were at the mercy of whatever would come down from central Government.”He emphasised that Linden has a lot of skilled people, but they are jobless.DEPENDENCY MINDSETFor many years the mindset of the people was not what it should have been, Holland noted.“We have to move from that thinking – that dependency mindset, that we knew we had bauxite and the support of Central government. We have to move from that thinking and move to a position where we are generating our wealth and decrease the dependency on central Government.“Mind you, we are promoting partnerships with Central Government, the Regional Government and the council – we need the three to work in tandem,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, in order to develop this town.”Holland pointed to several initiatives which he said he would be “furnishing’ the Embassy with. He added that he would be extending invitations to the various embassies and diplomatic corps to visit during either the Town Week or the fiftieth anniversary celebrations, to come and see the developmental plans of the town.The new Mayor also cited several initiatives that were started in Linden, such as Mashramani- stressing that Linden has talent.“We want to have affordable housing. We want to revive Wismar. We want to overall improve the quality of life for the people. We want to reform education.Holland spoke of the opening up of avenues for young people like himself and stressed,Cheap NFL Jerseys, “We need to work from the bottom up.”He mentioned the hardships faced by Linden students who attend the University of Guyana, and posited seeking to get different faculties of the university established in the mining town, or to acquire a campus to alleviate the pressure of travelling back and forth.Holland also highlighted the municipality’s need for assistance in the area of sanitation,Cheap NFL Jerseys, youth empowerment and early childhood development at the level of daycare.And Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira spoke of the need for opportunities to foster job creation and entrepreneurship. Figueira stressed the need for grants from the various embassies to support entrepreneurship and agriculture.He stressed the need for food security, as most of the food – over 80 percent – comes from outside of the Region.“We can encourage our youth to get involved in agriculture”, Figueira pointed out.As a Town with some of the best athletes, Figueira advocated for athletic scholarships and indoor sports facilities.He described Linden as a unique town where tourism could be developed, but that there is need for assistance.HAP director said that he found the exchanges very informative and would be taking back all the suggestions, so that they could be looked and determination made on the way forward. He however noted that one of the “quickest’ ways that they could help would be in the form of a medical outreach.The director noted that a lot of resources could be brought in, but that assistance would be sought in the area of housing those resources.“A lot of the things mentioned need a lot of resources, which would take time”,China Jerseys NFL Wholesale, he added.