More than 40 nurses from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) recently graduated, after successfully completing a Paediatric Nurses Development Course. The course was made possible through collaboration between GPHC and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

According to JICA’s Volunteer Lecturer, Ms. Sumiko Yoshida, who has been stationed at the hospital for over four years, the goal of having the project implemented at GPHC was to improve nursing services and raise the quality of care offered at the facility. The programme was based on three principles. “These included the realisation of a child friendly environment, improvement of the education environment, and development of education programmes,” Yoshida explained. (KAIETEUR NEWS/PHOTO:Kaieteur news)…[+]