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The need for a Congenital Heart Disease Registry was regarded as essential if paediatric heart surgery is to become a reality in Guyana. This notion was emphasised by Dr Gary Stephens, Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI), which is situated in the Georgetown Public Hospital compound.Dr Stephens had, since last year, disclosed plans to offer paediatric heart surgery at the facility thus reducing the number of cases that are sent abroad. But although arrangements were made for a team from the Long Island Jewish Hospital in the United States to travel here and undertake such operations,Nike Air Vapor Max Flyknit, local support has been severely lacking.“The issue is that a number of small groups have come to Guyana and have examined patients; they have done echocardiograms,Air Max 97 Wholesale, made diagnoses and determined that the patients need surgery but they hold on to their lists like it is some prized possession.”According to Dr Stephens the paediatric medical team is ready and willing to offer its service once there are at least 12 children needing surgery on a single occasion.“There are more than 12 kids in Guyana but you can’t get these groups, for some reason or the other,Nike Air Max Tn Shoes For Men Sale, to give up their lists…I am not sure what the issue is. You hear that a kid needs open heart surgery and he or she has to go somewhere and we are right here saying ‘send them to us.’”Dr Stephens speculated that the only solution is the establishment of a Congenital Heart Disease Registry. He added that as an institution CHI is willing to host the registry as a public service. Once a registry is in place, Dr Stephens said that all doctors, institutions or groups that come to Guyana and diagnose patients with congenital heart disease will be obligated to call and register such patients.“This ensures that there is a database to follow these patients in order to know whether they had surgery and also what type of surgery. I think that many kids loose out because we don’t have a registry. With a registry we could have easily found 12 kids who meet the profile for open heart surgery…,” Dr Stephens noted.During an interview earlier this year, he was confident that history would have been made before the end of this month with the introduction of open heart surgery for children, an undertaking which has never been engaged locally.He had related,Nike Air Force One Shoes For Sale, then, that the lead Paediatric Surgeon from the Long Island Jewish Hospital is very proficient in his field, having done many successful surgeries over the years.And since CHI has not been involved in paediatric operations,Nike Vapormax Plus Sunset, Dr Stephens had disclosed that earnest efforts were being made to make contact with individuals and organizations, that could channel children in need of heart surgery to the institute.“We are trying to reach out to people and find out if they know of kids out there who may need open heart surgery. They can call the CHI and register with us.”Once the registration process begins, Dr Stephens says that the children’s particulars are to be sent abroad so that they could be examined by the Paediatric Surgeon.It was also the expectation of Dr Stephens that CHI would have been able to examine the former First Lady’s Kids First Fund’s list of children who required open heart surgeries.“We had that list at some point so we are trying to back track and figure out what happened with some of those kids, whether they had surgery or not.” As such he noted that the assistance of the public would have been necessary to spread the word that open heart surgery is available to suitable candidates.The planning process for the crucial feature was in the making for more than two years, according to Dr Stephens. He said that CHI is fully equipped with the relevant equipment to facilitate open heart surgeries for children but however currently lack the relevant personnel to completely man the operation, hence the need for the Long Island team.“The surgery itself,Cheap Nike Air Max 1, I don’t think, is the issue; it is the management. Kids are unique…With adults you can take a little bit more latitude but with kids you can’t do that. Now if you are going to do these complex operations it is good to work as a team,Nike Roshe Run Sale Outlet, with people who know each other.”However, given the lack of support thus far, Dr Stephen is of the view that renewed efforts will have to be engaged.
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Dealing with infections in a hospital setting is no easy task. This assertion was amplified by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud, during an interview with this publication.He disclosed that an outbreak of an infection in the neonatal unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has since seen strategic measures being engaged to prevent a reoccurrence. He said that while it is important that all sections of health delivery settings confirm to certain standards, special effort is currently being focused on the neonatal unit.To help address the problem, Dr. Persaud said that the services of a consultant were retained who was able to assess the unit and make needful recommendations.“We want that throughout the public health sector but we have started with the Neonatal Unit. Some of the recommendations include: changing the cleaning agents,NCAA Football Jerseys, re-emphasising the importance of hand-washing and good,Nike Air Max Tn Ultra Plus, safe and clean practices in the delivery of health care,” informed Dr. Persaud.Dr. Shamdeo Persaud, Chief Medical OfficerHealth officials had long acknowledged that the GPHC had been plagued by a sepsis which develops from infection. Sepsis is the presence of harmful bacteria and their toxins in the body tissues typically caused by the infection of a wound.A visiting United States-based Family Physician, Dr. Lisa Singh,Nike Tns Wholesale, had earlier this year observed the situation at the GPHC and had even then regarded it a “troubling development.” One of Dr. Singh’s relatives passed away at the hospital and it was later found that it was a result of sepsis. “I would challenge anyone to do an audit on the deaths of patients and see how many are dying of sepsis. They will see what the cause is – the lack of hand washing and aseptic techniques,” asserted Dr. Singh who claimed to witness the unhygienic operations of some medical staff while visiting her relative at the GPHC.But based on Dr. Persaud’s disclosure, the hospital has commenced effective measures to reduce the prevalence of infections.The challenges to achieve this goal are ever present, confided Dr. Persaud. “The hospital deals with all kinds of wounds.” He said that even soil and terrain can lend to wounds being highly contaminated even before they reach to the hospital environment.“Every accident we have on the road can be contaminated,” said Dr. Persaud as he took solace in the fact that efforts to clean up the country can help the efforts to reduce infections. “Thankfully for the clean-up campaign; it is helping. People may not understand how that’s linked in but believe me it is…all the stuff thrown about, garbage and sewage can have an impact on what we eventually see and have to manage at the hospitals when it comes to wounds,” asserted the CMO.He, moreover, noted that the effort to help reduce infections is not merely the task of the hospital or the Ministry of Public Health but rather it must be a collaboration of all of society. “It is a general societal problem that we all have to help addressed,” Dr. Persaud asserted.It is believed that the remedial efforts employed at the GPHC have already started to yield results.The Public Health Ministry had earlier this month announced that there has been a significant decrease in the deaths of babies born at the GPHC, a state of affairs that was attributed to reinforcement of preventative measures at the hospital.According to information received the administration and doctors of the GPHC have been working closely with the Ministry of Public Health and with advice and support from the Canada-based Charity Organisation – Guyana Help the Kids (GHTK).The measures which have been reinforced to curb the incidence, include the full sanitization of the maternity block at the hospital,Air Max 98 Gundam 2018, and the closure to some rooms of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) as well as special areas, in order to house and provide care for high risk babies.Additionally, mothers have been encouraged to remain with their babies to access further neonatal care.Proper infection control and strict guidelines for clean clothing,Nike Epic React Flyknit For Sale, gowns, masks and shoe covers have been reinforced for all personnel. One hundred percent hand washing with appropriate solutions has also contributed to the significant reduction in the number of neonatal deaths, the Ministry has revealed.This has, moreover, according to the Ministry,Womens Nike Air Max 270 Coral Stardust Shoes, allowed for a seven per cent mortality rate in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in November. Months earlier, the mortality rate had been averaging 35 per cent for NICU admissions.It was revealed, too,Nike Roshe Run Men, that Public Health Minister, Dr. George Norton, along with technical officers will continue to engage the doctors of the GPHC and the GHTK to ensure the continued decline in the number of neonatal deaths.The Minister applauded Dr. Sara Singh as well as the paediatric physicians, nurses and other staff of the NICU for championing the reinforcement of these measures with support and guidance from GKTK.
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Delegates at the opening of the NAACIE Conference at the Umana Yana.…disputes Skeldon factory is only fault to sugar problemsBy Leonard GildarieGovernment has warned of a labour shortage, in the coming years, as several national projects come on stream. As a matter of fact, President Bharrat Jagdeo says, it is not unlikely a scenario playing out where skilled labour may have to be imported. He also challenged women to take a more active role in labour force.Jagdeo made the statements at the Umana Yana, Kingston, during the opening session of the 51st Delegates (1st Triennial) Conference of the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE).The union’s members are mainly from the sugar industry, power sector and Bosai Mining at Linden. Also attending yesterday’s event were several other union leaders, diplomats and executives.According to the President, with significant growth activities expected in the eco-tourism, oil and gas, agricultural and IT sectors in the coming years, there will be an urgent need to “retrain” workers.New perspectivesWith a recent uproar by some unions and others over a proposal to hire overseas Maths and Science teachers to bridge a shortfall,Cheap AIr Max 95 Trainers, Jagdeo urged for trade unions to understand the situation and the need to have a “proper perspective”.Perhaps the most challenging of issues facing workers now is that of inflation, he said, adding that the PPP/C administration has, over the past 19 years, managed to bring it down to single-digit levels.According to the Head of State,Air Max 90 Essential White And Black, Guyana now has its highest ever foreign reserves,Cheap Air Max 90 Shoes, touching US$1B,Nike Air Max 97 Buy, and its citizens have houselots as low as $90,000 and interest rates as low as 5-6% on mortgages, down from the 30% back in the 1990s.He noted that this comes at a time when several European countries are facing severe financial problems, but he also cautioned that Guyana would not remain immune because current measures to tackle the problems will have its effects in years to come.Many problemsThe President also disputed statements by Seepaul Narine, General Secretary of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), who told delegates that the problems of GuySuCo are mainly to be blamed on those of the new Skeldon sugar factory,Air Max 90 Black And White, which was built and commissioned only a few years ago to the tune of close to US$200M, one of the largest single investments to date.The President asserted that problems were more than that. He pointed out that the reasons include the crippling 36% price cut by Europe, Guyana’s biggest sugar customer. This cut, he said, translated to almost $9B in lost revenues annually for the country and GuySuCo.Weather and low staff turnout (which is less than half of the required number) are also factors plaguing the industry.Referring to the promise of Brigadier (retd) David Granger, Presidential Candidate of the People’s National Congress Reform, to privatise the sugar industry, Jagdeo warned that no company could sustain GuySuCo,Cheap Nike Air Max 97 Shoes, and most likely would shut down operations within a year, causing severe job losses. Government’s assistance, through loans and other means, have kept it alive, he insisted.Jagdeo said that it is the same case for GPL, with one attempt to privatise failing a few years ago.Regarding new sectors that will put more live into the economy, the Head of State explained that agencies like the regulatory body, National Frequency and Management Unit,Off White Nike Vapormax Release Date, will have greater roles to play, with new IT opportunities leading to increased revenues from fees and other means. It is against this background, he emphasised, that trade unions will have to become unified.More accountabilityJagdeo also took on the Guyana Trades Union Congress, noting that some unions have failed their members, in some cases not even submitting their financial statements as required.He cited the Critchlow Labour College as an example where government was providing annual assistance, to the tune of $40M, but the funding was used inappropriately – to even pay staffers of some of the officials.Government is willing to rethink its stance and work with any union if that union is willing, Jagdeo stressed.Former NAACIE leader, Dr. Nanda Gopaul, told the gathering that the union has played a key role in fighting for democracy in Guyana. These include a 135 strike in the 1970s.The union was also instrumental in establishing the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG), an umbrella body.NAACIE in its fight had helped to eradicate a practice to send home pregnant female workers and implement mandatory meal allowance and holidays with pay.The conference, which ends tomorrow, is expected to see delegates deciding on a way forward for the union and the election of office bearers.
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President Donald Ramotar has warned against members of Community Policing Groups (CPG) using theirPresident Donald Ramotarpositions as leverage for their individual agendas.The Guyanese leader issued the warning during his address to police officers at the opening of their annual conference last Thursday.Ramotar said that while the feedback is that the CPG members in the main are doing a commendable job in various parts of the country, there are reports of individuals using their membership for personal gains.Community Policing Groups are selected, trained and resourced to be the first responders and to augment the work of the regular Force. Their work is basically voluntary.However,Nike Air Vapor Max Flyknit Women, there have been many criticisms of their operations, with some linking them politically.There are also reports that many of the volunteers have enlisted in the organization to cover for their nefarious activities.“This must not be tolerated,” President Ramotar declared.He said that citizens must also have confidence and trust in the Community Policing Groups because more than the police ranks, they are in direct contact with the villagers of every ethnicity and religious persuasion, teachers and schoolchildren,Nike Air Vapor Max Flyknit 2017, nurses and the elderly and differently-able, businessmen and women, market vendors,Nike Air Max 97 Silver Bullet, taxi drivers and fishermen,Air Max 90 Essential White And Black, in the communities where they actually reside.“Betrayal of their code of ethics by any member of a Community Policing Group is cowardly and unacceptable social behaviour. It must not be allowed to fester,” Ramotar said.This month the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Community Policing Organisation of Guyana (CPOG) celebrated its 39th anniversary, under the theme “Community Policing Supporting the Fight against Domestic Violence, Suicide and Promoting Road Safety.”During the period 2013-2014, the CPGs conducted 8,527 vehicular patrols; 4,838 motorcycle patrols,Cheap Nike Air Max 97 Shoes, 8,Cheap Air Max 90,344 bicycle patrols; 19,994 foot patrols; 1,078 boat patrols and 381 ATV (All Terrain Vehicles) patrols. This resulted in 920 arrests that included murderers and perpetrators of domestic violence.These patrols were also able to reduce electricity thefts and vandalism of fibre optic cables in their various divisions.In 2014 there was a 23 per cent increase in the membership of CPGs. The year also saw the provision of additional uniforms, vehicles and equipment to all the groups.The current membership of CPOG consists of 270 groups, with a total of 5,201 members,Nike Shox Gravity Black, with the largest group coming out of ‘B’ Division (Berbice).Community policing is part of President Ramotar’s 15-point plan for the Guyana police force in 2015.During his address he urged the police to establish a “neighborhood watch” programme. The goal of this programme is to increase surveillance by residents and community members of their own neighbourhoods.The Force later issued a statement in which it said that they were encouraged when the President stated that he was committed to seeing the 15-point strategy becoming a reality, and that he was looking forward to working with Officers of the Police Force in its implementation.A special team of Senior Officers has been tasked with detailing the action plans aimed at implementing the strategies.
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A 27-year-old father of one was gunned down around 06:30 hrs yesterday at La PenitenceDead: MichaelJunior PayneStreet, Albouystown, when he went to collect a bicycle from a man, who he was involved in an argument with the night before at Ketley Street, Charlestown.The dead man has been identified as Michael Junior Payne of Tuckeit Street, South Ruimveldt Gardens.Payne, who operated a small shop at Ketley Street, was shot to the head,Nike Air Max 1 Mens Trainers, chest and upper left hand. He was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Hospital.According to information received,2018 Nike Vapor Max Plus, Payne and the suspect were involved in a bitter argument,Air Max Zero Be True, around 22:00 hrs on Thursday, during which Payne left and went into his shop.The other individual allegedly picked up Payne’s bicycle and rode away.Around 06:00 hrs yesterday, Payne,Nike Air Max 2018, along with a cousin,Cheap Nike Air Max 1, went to the suspect’s home at La Penitence Street,Cheap Air Max 2018 Shoes, Albouystown, to collect the bicycle.Acting Commander of ‘A’ Division, Calvin Brutus said that based on information received, Payne and his cousin called out for the suspect,Air Max 97 Gold, but after receiving no response, they decided to bang on the door a couple of times.Kaieteur News was told that it was while banging on the door that neighbours heard several gunshots coming from the suspect’s home.Payne sustained three gunshot wounds, while his cousin managed to escape without injuries and is assisting the police with information.The suspect, who has been identified as “Beggar” has not been arrested as yet.At Payne’s relatives’ home in Charlestown yesterday, a female cousin named Ashanti said that they were informed that their relative was involved in an argument the night before with someone from Albouystown. They suspected that his death is linked to the same individual.The young lady recalled that they were at home when someone came and informed them that the young man had been shot in Albouystown.She refuted claims that the now dead man was a person of questionable character, but stressed that, “He is not a problem child, but if you come in he way, normal thing.”Meanwhile, the family stressed that it was only a few months ago that they lost one of their relatives, O’Riley Small, who was riddled with bullets by a gunman dressed in a “hoodie”. The 31-year-old Smyth Street resident was shot at least ten times just as he returned home after a night out at one of the city’s night spots.
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– says chopping incident could disrupt peace on the islandA prominent Leguan cattle and rice farmer has expressed fear for his life and that of his family,Nike Air Max 97 Buy, following a bitter dispute that has the potential of disrupting the peace of the island’s community.Roopchand Maraj, whose three sons are in police custody as a result of a chopping incident which has left two islanders nursing injuries, believes that once the police carry out a proper investigation the situation could be amicably resolved.Maraj’s sons are accused of chopping 23-year-old Glendy Alleyne and Kwame Stanton after cornering them in a house on Leguan on Sunday night.The circumstances of the incident are conflicting, since there are reports that one of the businessman’s sons was injured also, and required 22 stitches to seal a gaping wound on his hand.Maraj is convinced that Sunday night’s incident has its genesis in a dispute his sons had with the victims of the cutlass attack.Speaking to this newspaper yesterday, the businessman recalled that two months ago the men had attacked one of his sons while he was impounding some cattle.He said that the men beat his son, released the cattle and relieved him of a gold chain,Air Max 90 Essential White And Black, acts for which they are presently before the court.He recounted that on Sunday night while the family was burning Holika,Cheap Nike Air Max Wholesale, they received word that their pasture which is located on another section of the island was also alight.“When we think is another Holika burning, is the pasture burning,Cheap Nike Air Max 90 Online,” Maraj stated.He told Kaieteur News that one of his sons was heading home from the Holika burning, and was attacked by two of the men, but he managed to ride away and made it safely home.The men followed him home issuing threats all the time.They only dispersed, leaving a bike behind, when Maraj’s son emerged from his house to confront them.Maraj said that he and his son then left for the police station to report the arson on their pasture.Eventually they left to go and put out the fire, and on their way they encountered several men who were armed with cutlasses and sticks.He told this newspaper that he warned his son to be careful since it appeared that the men were determined to attack him.A few hours later another son drove up to the burning pasture and related that the men had attacked him,Nike Air Max 1 Ultra Flyknit Womens, chopping him on his hand.According to the businessman, he does not know what transpired later that night between his sons and the men but he did receive reports that the men were wounded.“My sons said that they were attacked and they retaliated,Adidas Nmd Shoes For Sale,” Maraj explained.On Monday morning the Maraj family received information that a group of villagers who were armed with sticks and cutlasses had assembled along the road that led to their cattle pasture and rice fields.“Meh son hear that they waiting to kill him. He had to leave his bike and run into the bush. The police was there but they couldn’t do nothing because was plenty people,” Maraj told Kaieteur News.He said that his son hid in the buses until he made his way to the edge of the island where he was rescued by a speedboat.Later on Monday the police arrested two of his sons while the other one turned himself in yesterday.Maraj believes that if the matter is not handled properly by the police,Nike Air Vapor Max Flyknit, the situation could escalate.“I am fearful for my life and my family. My property is also at risk,” said Maraj who indicated that he is willing to meet with the persons involved to diffuse the situation.
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Andre Dharenpaul, of Lot 11 Coglan Dam,Air Max 97, West Bank Demerara,Air Max 98 Gundam Release Date, allegedly stole one cell phone valued at $55,Nike Vapormax Plus Womens,000 and $10,Air Max 90 Essential White And Black,000 in cash from Newton Sylvie on September 20 last.Yesterday he appeared in court represented by Attorney-at Law Mohamed Zafar,Cheap Air Max 90 Men Shoes, who told the court that his client works at the John Fernandes Wharf as a construction worker. The lawyer then asked that his client be granted bail in a reasonable sum.Dharenpaul’s mother, who was present in the court, also announced that she was prepared to post surety to ensure that her son would return to court if he was placed on bail.When Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle asked Sylvie if she had anything to say,Cheap Air Max 90 Shoes, she told the court that on the day in question they were all at a party and she left her bag to go to the washroom.Upon her return, she said,Nike Air Max 2018 Shoes, she noticed that her money and cellular phone were gone. She said she then confronted the accused who had her phone in his hand but he refused to hand it over. The following day she said that she made a report to the police who arrested the accused; the phone was found in his bag.Police Prosecutor Sherwin Matthews then told the court that that is indeed what transpired and that only $5000 was recovered. Matthews said the phone and the money were lodged at the Kitty Police Station.The accused was then made to pay a court cost of $10,000 and he opted to pay back the money Sylvie. He was also placed on a bond to keep the peace for two years.
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Ohio University is seeking to further enhance its partnership with the University of Guyana (UG) through capacity building of lecturers and students.A four-man delegation headed by Dr. Scott Tittsworth,Cheap Jordan Sneakers Wholesale, Dean of Scripps College of Communication of Ohio University,Air Max Shoes For Sale, is in Guyana to establish a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two universities.Dr Tittsworth is also a former CNN correspondent.According to UG’s Director of the Centre of Communication Studies,Air Max 97 Buy Online, Carolyn Walcott,Off White Vapormax Retail Price, this renewed partnership could see lecturers benefitting from scholarships to study abroad. In addition,Cheap Nike Air Force One Shoes, there should be an injection of resources to purchase laboratory equipment.She said that UG’s Centre of Communication Studies benefitted from a previous MoU with the University that recently ended. Walcott was one of the privileged students to have pursued her Masters in Communication through the Ohio University.While the Ohio University is helping to develop Guyana’s highest tertiary learning institution it is reaching out to local media houses to provide internships for its final year students.Director,College Jerseys, Institute for International Journalism, Dr. Yusuf Kalyango,Nike Air Max 97 Australia, is hoping that students from the Ohio University will be able to be interns at media houses in Guyana.Both state-owned and privately-owned media houses are being targeted so that students will have an appreciation of practicing journalism in a developing country. The Ohio University has done similar stints in countries across the globe, including Zambia.
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