Anonymous donor gives EC$50 000 to Nevis Nursing Fund

By Pauline Waruguru
Nevis Reporter, SKNVibes.com

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis - AN unidentified individual has donated EC$50 000 to the Nevis Nursing Fund which prompted Minister of Health Hensley Daniel to declare that it was a timely gesture and would  certainly boost the Fund.

The Minister told reporters that the donation was made sometime last week and it would be used for nurses’ capacity building.

Hon. Daniel said the 23-year-old Ultra Sound equipment at the Alexandra Hospital would soon be replaced and a specialised X-Ray machine would also be purchased.

Minister Daniel said the indicators of quality health care include infant mortality rate, while declaring that the infant mortality in Nevis was unequalled and surpassed that of developed countries.

He noted that another indicator that assesses health care was human resources.

The Minister said there is a resident pediatrician on the island and early in 2009 he would be travelling to Cuba to recruit a specialist in internal medicine. He pointed out that quality health care is not measured by availability of plasters. ~~Adz:Right~~