Regional Health Officer Dr Gavin Persaud gives Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony, PAHO/WHO Guyana representative Dr. Luis Felipe Codina, and Deputy British High Commissioner Ray Davidson a tour of the new Diamond hospital.
These upgrades were done through the US$4.2 million smart hospital project, which will see hospitals across Guyana being converted into climate-resilient facilities that use more solar energy and stored water.
The project is being funded by the UK Government and managed here by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
Inside the upgraded Diamond Diagnostic CenterThus far, upgrades to the Diamond Hospital in Region Four and the Lethem Hospital in Region Nine are complete.
Upgrades were done to the Operating Theatre, the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the Recovery Room, and the Maternity Wards at both facilities.
The Paramakatoi District Hospital in Region Eight is the final hospital to be upgraded under the project. The minister said this will be commissioned by year-end.
