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Businessman offers Govt use of private hospital
Terrence Deyalsingh -
BUSINESSMAN Balliram Maharaj has offered to the Government a private hospital in Arima to use to satisfy whatever purpose required in the health sector at this time.
Maharaj told the Newsday he was willing to give it to the Government for free.
The former president of the Supermarket Association and CEO of ADM Import and Export Distributors Ltd, was at the Divali Nagar site where the roll-out of a mass vaccination exercise began on Sunday morning.
The exercise is a collaboration between the Ministry of Health and the private sector to vaccinate as many people as possible with the aim of reopening the borders, schools and putting people back to work.
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Sunday 7 February 2021
Dr Vishi Beharry plans to advocate for continuous education and patient outreach during his term as president of the TT Medical Association.
Dr Vishi Y Beharry, the 2021 president of the TT Medical Association (T&TMA), has always wanted to help and serve the people of TT.
Born and raised in Enterprise, he attended Couva Government Secondary School and went on to study medicine at UWI, St Augustine.
In 2008, he met his wife Maryam Mohammed in medical school and together they helped to revamp the TT Medical Students Association in 2010. From there, he made the connection with and eventually transitioned to the Medical Association.
T&T Medical Association supports covid19 vaccine programme
New T&T Medical Association president Dr Vishi Y Beharry. -
The Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association (T&TMA) says it is ready and willing to work with the government in the upcoming covid19 vaccination distribution process, scheduled to begin in March, as well as any sensitisation sessions.
Dr Vishi Y Beharry, the new president of the T&TMA made the statement after he was installed on Saturday evening at the association’s virtual presidential inauguration and conferring of honours ceremony.
Earlier, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh called on the association to support the country’s vaccination drive. He did so after announcing that around 4pm on Saturday, the Pan American health Organization (PAHO) informed him, “all things being equal,” TT should receive 100,000 to 120,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca covid19 vaccine by the end of February or the beginning of March through the COVAX Facility.