Despite harsh working conditions,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, nurses continue to provide quality service to the general citizenry. This was emphasised yesterday by Public Relations Officer of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, Royston King, who in a statement yesterday said that the municipality wishes to salute all of its nurses/midwives who in spite of some challenges continue to providing unwavering health care.“Perhaps this is one of the most unsung services we provide as a municipality,” King noted even as he speculated that “many citizens do not know the extent to which this service has been assisting mothers in different communities in the city.And since the municipal health centres are community-based,Cheap NFL Jerseys From China, King said that they serve to reduce the gap between health care and the residents thereby allowing them to participate in the process involved in providing health care.However, the nurses/midwives provide pre-natal and post-natal care to mothers and children through the council’s five health centres namely: Dorothy Bailey, Festival City, Albouystown and Queenstown. They also provide counselling and family planning guidance to mothers, King added.This year, the council plans to increase the nursing staff within the public health department.Also the council will seek to build the capacity of health care workers in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), Voluntary Counselling and Testing,NFL Jerseys Cheap, home based care, maternal and child health, and chronic illnesses at all centres.The council is also working to provide 95 percent immunisation coverage including BCG,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys China, Penta and OPV for infants 0 – 11 months,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, yellow fever and MMR for infants and second dose MMR for children three years,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, nine months old. “Our nurses are committed and dedicated to their task. At the Georgetown municipality we are very proud of them.”Yesterday, International Day of Nurses was observed globally and was characterised by a variety of activities countrywide in both the private and public health sectors.