Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Village Voice News
ADVERTISEMENT
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Letters
  • Global
  • Columns
    • Eye On Guyana
    • Hindsight
    • Lincoln Lewis Speaks
    • Future Notes
    • Blackout
    • From The Desk of Roysdale Forde SC
    • Diplomatic Speak
    • Mark’s Take
    • In the village
    • Mind Your Business
    • Bad & Bold
    • The Voice of Labour
    • The Herbal Section
    • Politics 101 with Dr. David Hinds
    • Talking Dollars & Making Sense
    • Book Review 
  • Education & Technology
  • E-Paper
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Letters
  • Global
  • Columns
    • Eye On Guyana
    • Hindsight
    • Lincoln Lewis Speaks
    • Future Notes
    • Blackout
    • From The Desk of Roysdale Forde SC
    • Diplomatic Speak
    • Mark’s Take
    • In the village
    • Mind Your Business
    • Bad & Bold
    • The Voice of Labour
    • The Herbal Section
    • Politics 101 with Dr. David Hinds
    • Talking Dollars & Making Sense
    • Book Review 
  • Education & Technology
  • E-Paper
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Village Voice News
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Nurses:  – A Voice to Lead – A Vision for the Future Healthcare

Staff Reporter by Staff Reporter
May 12, 2021
in News
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Support Village Voice News With a Donation of Your Choice.

By Parrick Yarde
President of GPSU 

International Nurses Day May 12 2021 is being observed at a time when these most vulnerable and essential human resources – the health care workers would have recently completed one year battling to suppress the ravishing and deadly effects of Covid 19 virus here in Guyana. Worldwide, their colleagues have also faced the assignment of providing quality healthcare to the victims of this deadly virus, which is unique in many ways and though vaccines have been approved for use the infection continues to spread with deaths occurring in many territories, including here in Guyana.

READ ALSO

Assuria Celebrates Remarkable Milestones with Spectacular Christmas 2023 Giveaway.”

itel Brings Celebrity Brand Ambassador, Miss Kitty, to Guyana as it Prepares to Hire New Guyanese Team Members

This responsibility that has been entrusted to health care professionals, including nurses, has been assigned in an irresponsible, insensitive, reckless and uncaring manner, inadequate training and no orientation, no PPEs and deficiencies that have contributed to the death of front line workers. Here, I must refer to the theme for 2021: “Nurses:  – A Voice to Lead – A Vision for the Future Healthcare”.

In Guyana, our nurses have braved the challenges selflessly and have responded to their tasks positively and efficiently, even though there were inadequate supplies of PPEs and other necessary materials; they did not let up, they are continuing to provid quality health care putting themselves and their families at great risk, and in some cases their lives. Only recently one of our dear members became a fatality.

Advertisement

The sterling contributions our nurses provide to this nation to deescalate Covid 19 has been second to none. This is being done together with the vast amount of other responsibilities that are ongoing in our health care system.
This is being done while they are being treated in a most insensitive and uncaring manner. They are not in receipt of a risk allowances which is fully merited; they have not been in receipt of salary increase for two years to be able to discharge their duties and protect their households from infection. It is necessary for them to incur additional expenses apart from the price increases that are being experienced for consumption goods.

 Why is it that Nurses receive so little when so much is expected of them?
This is the predicament Nurses are currently faced with and their employer, the Government, is fully aware of this crisis situation but choses to do nothing to improve their lives and livelihood. Instead, there is willful suffocation and persistent neglect for these most hardworking, lifesaving essential human resource personnel in our country.
It is therefore imperative that nursing personnel within the health care system in Guyana be given priority attention and the Guyana Public Service Union calls on the Government of Guyana to make adequate provisions for improved delivery of healthcare and the corresponding compensatory benefits. It is time!

Let me restate to the Nurses here in Guyana and the rest of the world, thank you for your dedicated and quality service; thank you for your commitment; thank you for your bravery in this deadly prevailing international environment and your resolute patience. You all deserve our greatest and sincere appreciation and respect. The services you provide in saving lives, keeping the hospitals and healthcare centres open, comfort to patients and reassurances to their families, are all priceless.

On behalf of the Executive Council, Membership and Staff of the Guyana Public Service Union I salute you all. I would also like to take this opportunity to extend best wishes for a pleasant, safe and healthy International Nurses Day 2021 to you and your families.



Support Village Voice News With a Donation of Your Choice



ShareTweetSendShareSend

Related Posts

News

Assuria Celebrates Remarkable Milestones with Spectacular Christmas 2023 Giveaway.”

by Admin
September 26, 2023

Georgetown, Guyana, September 6th 2023 - Assuria, a leading name in the insurance industry, is thrilled to announce its grandest...

Read more
News

itel Brings Celebrity Brand Ambassador, Miss Kitty, to Guyana as it Prepares to Hire New Guyanese Team Members

by Admin
September 26, 2023

Famed Jamaican celebrity, Miss Kitty, will visit  Guyana for a media tour hosted by Caribbean-born BPO, itel during the week...

Read more
From left to right: GYSBI's General Manager, Robert Albiez, Public Relations Manager, Gomatie Gangadin, Public Relations Assistant, Christina Benjamin, Executive Director, Robin Muneshwer, Operations Manager, Kevin Black and Deputy General Manager, Rabin Chandarpal with the scholarship awardees and their parents
News

11 students awarded GYSBI scholarships to pursue technical studies

by Admin
September 26, 2023

The students are Venola Allen from Warapoka Village, Region One, and Nesa Griffith of St. Deny’s Mission, Region Two, who...

Read more
Next Post

Abusive directors of concrete making company ordered to leave Guyana

EDITOR'S PICK

Guyana Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Hilton Todd (Left) and Algeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf in New York ahead of UN Security Council vote (CMC photo)

Guyana seeking a seat on UN Security Council

June 5, 2023
President Irfaan Ali

Ali says govt willing to assist Success squatters

October 18, 2020

An egregious and flagrant misuse of our tax dollars

July 21, 2021

China imposes sanctions on US officials 

July 25, 2021

© 2022 Village Voice | Developed by Ink Creative Agency

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Letters
  • Global
  • Columns
    • Eye On Guyana
    • Hindsight
    • Lincoln Lewis Speaks
    • Future Notes
    • Blackout
    • From The Desk of Roysdale Forde SC
    • Diplomatic Speak
    • Mark’s Take
    • In the village
    • Mind Your Business
    • Bad & Bold
    • The Voice of Labour
    • The Herbal Section
    • Politics 101 with Dr. David Hinds
    • Talking Dollars & Making Sense
    • Book Review 
  • Education & Technology
  • E-Paper
  • Contact Us

© 2022 Village Voice | Developed by Ink Creative Agency