Ministry of Health – The Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, received 5000 three-ply surgical masks, which will be used to counter the effects of COVID-19 on the health sector.
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony (left), receives equipment from Feyaad Nohar of Leading Technology – Photo Credit: MOH
This donation was made by Feyaad Nohar – the owner of Leading Technology, located on Croal Street, Georgetown. Nohar noted that this is an act of kindness since he recognized that many persons could not afford masks.
With that in mind, he plans on distributing masks to the administrative regions. Aside from the Ministry of Health, masks were also donated to the Guyana Police Force.
Dr. Anthony expressed gratitude for the contribution, which added to others made by international partners such as PAHO/WHO, the Indian High Commission, the Chinese Consulate, the International Committee for Democracy, and VAS Energy Inc., and the Civil Defence Commission.
On Monday, the Ministry’s capacity to provide care to persons suffering from the virus has been boosted with 29 ventilators. The ventilators will play an integral role in providing relief to patients suffering from respiratory distress caused by COVID-19.
The Government of Guyana purchased the equipment through funds acquired from the Indian Government.
Guyana had received US$1 million from the Government of India for COVID-19 Response. This allocation of US$1M was from the “Quick Impact Development Project” that is being implemented jointly by the Ministry of Health, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support Guyana’s response to COVID-19.
