For families anxiously waiting for their children to receive life-saving heart surgery, relief is on the horizon as the government prepares to offer the specialised procedures right here in Guyana within the next two months.

President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced that the Ministry of Health has been given a two-month deadline to prepare for paediatric cardiac surgeries using the country’s newly acquired robotic surgical technology, ensuring children no longer have to travel overseas for treatment.

Addressing a large gathering at the commissioning of the new Ministry of Health drug bond in Region Two Friday last, President Ali said the ministry has been instructed to compile the names of all children who are medically ready for surgery so that treatment can begin as quickly as possible.