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The much-anticipated ophthalmology centre in Port Mourant, Berbice will become operational early next year. Cuban medical technicians are currently in the process of installing medical equipment which arrived from Cuba in Guyana recently.Kaieteur News understands that the centre has already been completed, and it is only the equipment that now has to be installed.Over the past weeks, the Ministry of Health and the Regional Health Authority in Region Six have been doing some civil works at the centre.Minister within the Ministry of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, noted that other shipments of medical equipment are expected in the coming weeks, and he pledged the Government’s support when it is needed.The housing accommodation for the 40-member Cuban medical team which will manage the centre has been completed. The team includes doctors, nurses, technicians, bio-medical engineers and support staff.The medical centre was constructed at a cost of some $140M, and is the first of its kind to be built in the Caribbean.It would have the capability to conduct approximately 10,000 eye surgeries per year in the areas of corrective refractive error,NFL Jerseys China Wholesale, cataract, glaucoma, and retinopathy and retinal detachment.One of the centre’s long-term plans is to conduct eye transplants.The establishment of the centre is part of the Cuban health assistance package which was initiated in 2006 following a visit by Guyana’s President, Bharrat Jagdeo, to Cuba. |