| APNU Member of Parliament, Rennison Morian, has expressed dismay at recent reports of an increase of tuberculosis cases in Region Ten, particularly Linden, He said that he is even more perturbed that health personnel at the two hospitals are without the requisite protective gear, to deal with TB patients, and are thus working in an environment that puts their own health at risk.Morian underscored the latter by citing the cases of two nurses, who work with TB patients at the Upper Demerara Hospital and were recently diagnosed with traces of the disease.The Regional Member of Parliament, who was accompanied by media representatives, was at the time touring both the Mackenzie and Upper Demerara Hospitals,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, when he made these observations.At the Upper Demerara Hospital,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, more popularly known as the Wismar Hospital, the entire place was without power. Even though the facility is equipped with a generator, there is no automatic changeover switch to ‘kick in’ and ensure continuous power.“Whenever there is a blackout, we have to suffer in the dark and heat sometimes for up to an hour, before the technician comes from across the river to put on the generator, because there is no automatic changeover switch.“Whenever there is a blackout we have to call, and then he comes over whenever,” one of the workers complained.Other issues highlighted were the lack of running water in the VCT and antenatal clinic, and the absence of a draft fan. The area has been without running water ever since its rehabilitation over a year ago,Cheap Jerseys 2018, when the water mains were disconnected, it was reported.“After the extension, the water was disconnected, and was never reconnected, and every month sister been putting it in her monthly report, but still we’re not getting anywhere’.The health worker emphasized that a draft fan is needed in the TB clinic as patients are always coughing and thus placing others at risk.Over at the Mackenzie Hospital the complaints were so many that Morian described the situation as ‘a litany of woes”.There were complaints of inadequate drugs and equipment like blood pressure kits and thermometers and the frequency with which the few equipment that are in stock malfunctioned.The air conditioners in several areas like the maternity and pediatric wards and the rehabilitation clinic, are also currently not functioning.Outpatients also complained about the general service at the hospital, including doctors who prescribe treatment for patients, without fully determining their illness. “Sometimes they ain’t even talk to you yet, but they done prescribe treatment, is like some of them couldn’t care less, one patient lamented.In response to the complaints,Wholesale Football Jerseys, and especially as it relates to the reported increase in TB cases, Morian, said that adding health issues to all the other issues like unemployment and others that are already prevalent, is like a ‘death knell’ to the Residents of Region Ten.“Our interest is the good health and well being of our people of Region Ten, so based on reports that I’ve received from time to time concerning health care delivery, as a representative of the people, I’ve decided to visit the two hospitals,’ Morian added, while citing the many challenges facing health workers at the two institutions, both in terms of the general working environment, and the lack of proper functioning equipment. He described the situation as very troubling.The Regional MP promised to take the issues to the Ministry of health, and to other relevant authorities.In an invited comment, Dr. Mohan Lall,NFL Jerseys China, Manager of the Tuberculosis Control Programme countrywide, said that in 2012 there have been 56 new cases of Tuberculosis,Wholesale Jerseys China, as compared to last year when there was 70 new cases registered in Region Ten; so the current trend is not alarming.Dr. Lall noted that sixty percent of new TB cases in the entire country are in Region Four and of the fifty six new cases, thirteen are persons that have tested positive for HIV,nba jerseys discount, as compared to last year when nine out of the seventy persons diagnosed with TB were HIV positive.He added that TB is a known opportunistic disease associated with both HIV and Diabetes. |
