THA opens $27m Moriah Health Centre
Sunday 24 January 2021
THA Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis cuts the ribbon to officially open the Moriah Health Centre, Moriah along with other officials on Friday. PHOTO BY JEFF K MAYERS -
Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis has urged Tobago Regional Health Authority chairman Ingrid Melville and Medical Chief of Staff Dr Victor Wheeler to ensure healthcare workers practise good customer service.
He made the statement on Friday while addressing the opening of the $27 million Moriah Health Centre.
He said while it is good to have well-equipped, spanking new health facilities, proper customer service is paramount to the success of the sector.
Tobago blood bank needs more donations again
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Scarborough General Hospital’s Medical Chief of Staff Dr Victor Wheeler is asking the public to donate more blood.
Three weeks ago Wheeler said the island requires approximately 3,000 units of blood annually.
But this year blood donations in Tobago have dropped by almost 75 per cent as a result of the covid19 pandemic, and the blood bank only receives two to three pints per day. Usually, it would get ten-12 pints per day.
On Tuesday afternoon at the Division of Health Wellness and Family Development press conference, Wheeler said there had been an overwhelming response, as the hospital received several blood donations after his call for more donors in early November.