Despite harsh working conditions, 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,Jerseys NFL China,” 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 Jerseys 2018, 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,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, 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),China NBA Jerseys, Voluntary Counselling and Testing,Cheap NFL Jerseys, 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,Wholesale Jerseys, Penta and OPV for infants 0 – 11 months, yellow fever and MMR for infants and second dose MMR for children three years, 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.

–?? ?Three still missingHis tongue and lips blistered from drinking salt water, a dehydrated and weak Elliot Jack yesterdayFound: Elliot Jackrecounted his miraculous rescue from shark-infested waters, after clinging to a life preserver for four days.Jack,NFL Jerseys China, a member of the ill-fated tug Chrisann V, was rescued around 10:00 hours yesterday near Waini Point by the crew of a speedboat that was heading to Venezuela.He was then placed on another vessel and later handed over to the GDF Coast Guard and taken to the Mabaruma Hospital.However, the fate of another seaman, who was clinging to another life-preserver and drifting in the water with Jack, is uncertain.Jack said that he last saw the seaman at around 01:00 hrs yesterday.He said that the man is of East Indian ancestry but was unable to recall his name.The men’s ordeal began on Wednesday when the Chrisann V sank in rough waters in the Atlantic Coast, near the mouth of the Moruca River.Two of the crewmen managed to swim to a pontoon that the tug was pulling, but the other four, including Jack,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, were not so lucky.Speaking to Kaieteur News by telephone, Jack said that he jumped overboard with a life preserver. He recalled seeing another seaman also jump overboard with a similar life preserver.Their intention was to swim to the pontoon. Jack said that one of the men on the pontoon threw a rope to him,Cheap Jerseys From China, but he was unable to catch it because of the rough water and the tide, which caused them to drift away from the pontoon.Jack, who can swim, said that he became separated from the other men who had jumped overboard and began drifting with the tide.“After I start drifting me alone I start shouting ‘help, help, and he (the other crewman with the life ring) ask is who, and he swim to me.”The men continued to drift with the tide, while hoping that someone would eventually rescue them. However, no one came to their aid.Jack recalled that the nights were extremely cold. They had no food and he eventually was forced to drink salt water when thirst overcame him. This left him with blistered lips and tongue.Exhaustion began to step in, since they were only able to sleep for brief intervals. They talked to pass the time.“All we were talking about was about reaching land.”But the young seaman said that he was determined to survive.“I had one thought in mind. I pray: ‘God, now is not my time to die.’”“Me and he ‘gaff’ and he say he hungry, he hungry. We see land from a distance, but the place was getting darker.”And for a brief moment on Friday night, they actually thought that their ordeal was over.“Last night (Friday) we see a light, so we say like we near Parika or Vreed-en-Hoop,Cheap NFL Jerseys Online, and he saw leh we swim to the light, but when we reach close was not Parika.”The seaman said that he was told that they may have been near Shell Beach at the time.“At one time we start giving up hope, because like we swimming to land and we ain’t reaching land.”Jack said that his companion woke him around 01:00 hrs yesterday.“He wake me up and I ask he what he wake me up for, because I was so tired. He wake me up to ask if I want we continue swimming to shore, and I say ‘just now,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, just now’, and I end up dropping back to sleep. When I wake up back at around 08:00 hrs this morning (yesterday) he was gone.”“After I get up this morning I see a sand bank and after I didn’t see him I decide to swim towards the sand bank, but I keep falling into a doze.”In fact, Jack was so exhausted that he did not even know that the crew from a speedboat spotted him and were in close range.“I turn and I see the speedboat and I wave to them and they pull me up.”He said that the seamen, who were heading to Venezuela, placed him on another vessel, and this crew handed him over to the Coast Guard. He was then admitted to the Mabaruma Hospital.Jack said that he’s in a weakened state, and his lips and tongue are blistered.A Georgetown resident with two children, Jack is expected to be transported to the city today.The young man’s relieved father said that he learned of his son’s rescue around noon hrs yesterday.“This is a man who could swim,China Jerseys Cheap,” Mr. Jack said. “I had confidence he would make it.”