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purchase of medical equipment for the Valencia, Coryal, Cumuto, Toco,
Grande Riviere and San Souci Health Centres
57.
The
Special Programmes
implemented by the Ministry of Health also continued
in 2013 and utilised the sum of $6 million for the following activities:
under the Adult Cardiac Programme seven hundred and fifty-nine (759)
surgical procedures were performed utilizing $11 million dollars
the Renal Dialysis Programme provided dialysis treatment for one hundred
and ninety-six (196) persons at a cost of $16 million dollars
under the Tissue Transplant Programme, eleven (11) renal transplant
procedures were undertaken.
58.
The Ministry of Health engaged the University of the West Indies to conduct a
National Eye Survey of Trinidad and Tobago. Proposals were also reviewed for
consultancy services for the establishment of a Health Services Accreditation Programme
for Trinidad and Tobago. The Ministry of Health‟s training programme continued with
three (3) persons continuing the Master of Medicine
in Radiation Oncology at
the University of Cape Town South Africa, the Clinical Fellowship Programme in
Nephrology at the University of Toronto and the Fellowship in Neonatology at Centre for
Newborn Care at Westwood Hospital, University of Sydney, Australia.
59.
Cabinet approved a revised project budget of $891.6 million for the construction
of the National Oncology Centre. The National Oncology Centre, which will be located
at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, will serve as the main treatment centre
for cancer in the country. The services provided will include Radiation Therapy,
Chemotherapy and High-Dose Radiation (HDR) Brachytherapy.
60.
Construction of the Insect Vector Control Division Chemical Warehouse and
Head Office Building was completed at a cost of $31.7 million. The building is located at
Jerningham Junction, Extension Road, Cunupia and will provide accommodation for staff
and storage for insecticides.
