The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Environment of St. Vincent and the Grenadines commemorated the first anniversary of the Modern Georgetown Medical and Diagnostic Center with a ceremony for a year of medical excellence.
Luke Browne, Minister of Health, referred to the permanent expansion of the services offered by the Center, to the process of improvement of medical care and equipment, and at the same time he praised the performance of the 22 Cuban health professionals who work there.
Prime Minister Ralph E. Gonsalves, visibly moved, paid a heartfelt tribute of remembrance to Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz on the occasion of the Center's first anniversary.
Ralph Gonsalves pointed out that Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro is the intellectual author of the construction of the Georgetown Medical and Diagnostic Center and told those present the details of the first conversation he had with the Cuban leader on the subject and the subsequent steps that led to the elaboration and adaptation of the CDI design to the express request of St Vincent, as well as its subsequent construction, with the advice of Cuban engineers and personnel.
Ralph Gonsalves highlighted the impulse that Army General Raúl Castro gave to the continuation of the project and to the fulfillment of the commitments assumed at the time by Fidel.
Gonsalves thanked Cuba for its contribution to the Center and referred to the praiseworthy work of Cuban medical personnel in ensuring the medical excellence of the institution.
The Prime Minister concluded that the Georgetown Medical Center is built on the foundations of Latin American and Caribbean solidarity and brotherhood and is a symbol of the importance of unity.
During the activity, awards were presented to the Center's staff, including four members of the Cuban Medical Brigade.
The Medical Center, for its part, recognized Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves for his vision and perseverance in relation to the construction of this institution.
Within the framework of the celebration of the first anniversary, the Blood Bank was inaugurated, which from now on will be available to the Modern Medical and Diagnostic Center of Georgetown.
