President Ali thanks Qatar for Covid field hospital

– mobile hospital arrives in Guyana

His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, this evening, expressed his gratitude to Government and People of Qatar for their generosity and support in donating a Covid field hospital to Guyana.

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony and a delegation including Presidential Advisor on National Security, Captain Gerry Gouveia and Army Chief of Staff, Brigadier Godfrey Bess, received the field hospital at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

The field hospital arrived Tuesday evening at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).

President Ali, in a Facebook post, recalled that it was soon after his inauguration in August that he held discussions with Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani via telephone, where he pledged to provide the facility to aid Guyana’s Covid fight.

Equipment for the field hospital donated by the Government of Qatar to the Government of Guyana, on board the Boeing C-17 Globemaster jet from Qatar this afternoon at the airport.

“I thank the Emir and people of Qatar for their love and support. Weeks after my inauguration the Emir and I spoke and he promised to fly in a field hospital and accessories. Today, he delivered on that promise. Soon, we will be establishing our embassy in Qatar, and together we will accomplish lots more for the people of our two countries,” President Ali said.

Equipment for the field hospital donated by the Government of Qatar to the Government of Guyana.

Meanwhile, Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony travelled to the CJIA to receive the mobile hospital which arrived on a Boeing C-17 Globemaster jet from Qatar.

The field hospital will be set up in the compound of the West Demerara Regional Hospital at Best village to treat critical Covid patients.

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster jet from Qatar which brought the field hospital.

Altogether it comprises 60 beds, 60 mattresses, 12 air-conditioners, 60 pillows, 60 blankets, eight carpets, one generator, 20 respirators, 20,000 types of small and large medical equipment and one diesel tank. 

Presidential Advisor on National Security, Captain Gerry Gouveia also formed part of the delegation which received the mobile hospital.

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