– but need for more improvements in Region One needed A new $700 million hospital for Port Kaituma is slated for completion by next year end.Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings,Wholesale Jerseys China, just lastMinister Cummings being briefed by Staff at Mabaruma Hospitalweek Wednesday led a high level health team to Region One at which time she visited the state-of-the-art hospital currently under construction.Upon arrival at the building site, the Minister was given a full tour of the facility, which is at the completion stage of Phase One. The contractor is R. Bassoo and Sons, and the supervisory consultancy firm is Kalitech Inc.Minister Cummings was informed by the consulting firm overseeing the project that Phase Two is to begin shortly which will result in the hospital being fully equipped with the latest and best medical equipment.The commissioning of this new facility is scheduled for December 2016.The new Port Kaituma hospital will house male and female wards, a fully functioning operating theatre, minor operating room, maternal child healthcare facilities, dentistry, laboratory, infectious diseases centre, pharmacy, radiology department, and modern storage facilities.The Minister and her team also visited the current hospital at Port Kaituma which painted a gruesome picture of years of neglect and a lack of adequate resources. Minister Cummings wasThe New Port Kaituma Hospital under construction.visibly moved by the myriad complaints that came quite candidly from the staff, who are currently working under the most basic human conditions.The human issues affecting staff,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, coupled with various degrees of structural and infrastructural damage, showcased the near derelict structure and broken systems that have been inherited by the Ministry of Public Health at Port Kaituma.But there is much work needed to be done to significantly increase the quality of health services being delivered in Region One. This was the assertion of Minister Cummings.The visit comes as part of a determined effort to better strategically assess and develop a thorough appreciation of the public health issues and challenges of the Region.Beginning at Mabaruma, the Minister and team visited the Mabaruma Regional Hospital, before moving on to other facilities at Port Kaituma, Arakaka and Matthew’s Ridge. While in Region One, the Minister engaged the Regional officials to get a first hand assessment of the conditions that obtain in that area.Upon arrival at Mabaruma, Minister Cummings met with the Regional Democratic Council (RDC), who coincidentally had a meeting in session,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, and listened to their concerns about the current state of public health facilities in, and services currently being offered at Mabaruma and the Region at large. Among the works needed to be done, the Minister mentioned the need for improved public health infrastructure in the Region.The current Port Kaituma HospitalMinister Cummings in her address to the Council emphasized the Government’s commitment to the people of Region One. She reiterated its determination to rectify the difficulties that affect the people of the Region.“As Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, I am here to have a hands-on assessment of the quality of public health delivery in Region One. I am here to see for myself what our shortcomings are. I want to be made aware of the challenges that face the community in relation to its health care. Moreover, I want to reassure you that as a Ministry and as a government,Cheap Jerseys From China, we will formulate meaningful ways in which we plan to fix the shortcomings identified and minimize the impact of the challenges with a view to changing them into positives,” the Minister said.Minister Cummings also appealed to the RDC for a more collaborative approach towards solving the problems of the Region, “We want to work with you as best as we can to solve the problems that you experience on a daily basis. For us to realize the potential that is embodied in Region One, we must work collaboratively to achieve the goals and objectives that contribute to nation building. I wish that we can work together to ensure that every citizen in Region One lives a healthy life,” the Minister added.During the visit to the Arakaka Health Post, the Minister and team met with the staff, listened to their concerns expressed, and gave assurances that their concerns raised will be addressed in an efficient manner.And at the Matthew’s Ridge Hospital, the team met with staff, and was given a full tour of that facility. The Minister was particularly pleased with the physical infrastructure that exists, which is clean and obviously properly maintained. How