Gov’t engaging medical institution to have doctors trained in India

The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Health, is engaging Medversity, a training institution in India, to have medical professionals trained there.

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said that given the country’s rapid development in the health sector, there have been discussions to have persons studying in the medical field sent to India.

He also said it would be of great support for professionals to visit Guyana and conduct sessions. He was at the time addressing a virtual launch for the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) and Medversity Health Sciences programmes.

“We are hoping to pursue some of the courses in a mixed way. You do the theory online, and then if there are practical things that need to be done early, we can send those persons to India to get those types of practical skills,” the Health Minister said.

He added that medicine, apart from knowing the theory, also requires hands-on training.

“You need to have some practical skills, and we look forward to sending some of our people to India to get those skills,” Dr Anthony said.

He said the courses launched will be online, but a blended approach would work best for Guyana’s growing economy.

“We have been discussing, as well, the possibility of some of your specialists coming to Guyana and teaching in Guyana, where we are able to license your specialists to practise here, so you can teach here in Guyana as well. So I think it’s exciting. It’s one of the ways in which we want to develop as we expand the health sector here,” the minister said.

He said that through partnerships like this, Guyana will be able to deliver a high quality of medical care.