A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Friday called for sweeping reforms at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), arguing that declining patient care and administrative shortcomings at the country’s premier public healthcare institution expose deeper leadership and management failures within Guyana’s public health system despite years of increased government spending.

At a press conference, the opposition partnership said it was “gravely concerned” by what it described as deteriorating conditions at GPHC, citing reports from patients and their families of poor administration, inadequate resources and policies that fail to address the needs of ordinary Guyanese.

Among the concerns raised was the treatment of children over the age of 12 as adults within the public healthcare system.