$26M for the rehabilitation of Paipang Creek, Rupunau bridges

The PPP/C Government through the Ministry of Public Works expended some $26 million to construct bridges in the communities of Paipang Creek and Rupunau, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo).

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pleted in November 2022.

The pilot programme spans six months and an evaluation will be subsequently conducted to examine the expansion to other communities.

Already, two lives were saved in Gunns Village, after specialists identified two patients who were in need of emergency medical interventions.

“We sent in the plane; we were able to pick up the patients and they got treatment. And, because we did that, those patients are alive today,” Dr Anthony revealed.

The telemedicine programme was officially launched in December 2022. Among other things, the initiative aims to provide equitable healthcare to Guyanese in remote communities.