60 Madewini/Yarrowkabra residents receive water tanks to access safe, clean water

The government on Monday (February 27, 2023) delivered 60 450-gallon water tanks to residents of the Madewini/Yarrowkabra area.

ty tanks… and what we are here to do today is to make sure that the people of this community who are affected… received the tanks,” he said.

to prudent management and exploitation of its natural resources as it advances the development of its oil, gas and other industries.

The Vice President has met with several key Indian officials including Minister of External Affairs of India, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, as well as the country’s Vice President, Jagdeep Dhankhar.

It was agreed that the two nations will continue to work on strengthening bilateral partnerships in various sectors including petroleum and natural gas, agriculture, agro-processing, education, healthcare, capacity building, ICT, renewable energy and climate change.

Financial assistance for dialysis patients rolls out

Eighty-Four (84) hemodialysis patients have received cheques valued at $600,000 each, to help subsidise their treatment expenses, as the Government rolls out its dialysis treatment initiative for the year 2023. Of the 84 beneficiaries, 15 are new patients.

The first payout exercise of more than $50 million, commenced on Tuesday at the Ministry of Health on Brickdam. Stabroek.

The administration has allocated $863 million in Budget 2023 to support those in need of medical treatment.

According to Dr Frank Anthony, Minister of Health, this initiative is geared at providing financial support to persons suffering from kidney failure who requires dialysis, a much-needed treatment for the management of their condition.

“Last year we introduce a programme where persons who are affected by kidney failure and have end-stage kidney disease receive an annual subsidy of $600,000, and I am very pleased that we will soon be paying out over $50M which will benefit some 84 patients”, he said.

While appealing to the general public to get registered if they require dialysis support, the Minister indicated that more persons are expected to benefit during the year. “As far as I am aware, the reaction from most of the patients is that this has been quite helpful to most of them because, with the amount of money, we are now giving them, they can now access dialysis treatment in the various regions”, Dr Anthony pointed out.

The Health Minister highlighted that through close collaboration with private sector agencies, dialysis services have been expanded to Regions Two, Three, Four

This follows the contamination of the creek water in the area.

Speaking with the residents during the handing-over exercise, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar said the tanks will assist each household with the storage of safe and clean water.

“Last week, we sent up six-

Also present at the exercise was Minister within the office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy, who also holds parliamentary responsibility for the area.

Minister McCoy told the residents that the move demonstrates the government’s commitment to the residents there. “Today is another demonstration of government being able to fulfil its word and promise to the people of this community and it shows our willingness as a government to work with people always; to be able to make sure that we can address their needs and be able to take care of situation that affects them,” the minister said.

The residents were appreciative of the intervention by government, which will enable them to harvest and store, rain water for their household use.