Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Well being has enlisted a seasoned trio from the Pan American Well being Group (PAHO) to delve into the latest bacterial outbreak rattling the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on the Port of Spain Common Hospital (PoSGH).
The workforce which arrived on Monday includes distinguished professionals: Dr. Nalini Singh, esteemed college professor; Dr. Grisel Rodriguez, medical microbiologist; and Dr. Gillian Birchwood, head of NICU on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Barbados.
In a latest assertion issued on Wednesday, the ministry expressed optimism because the workforce commenced its probe, eagerly awaiting the conclusions.
Securing privateness
The ministry, nevertheless, swiftly moved to safeguard the privateness and safety of its appointed consultants.
Initially, it furnished the CVs of the appointed girls together with contact particulars however promptly adopted up with an advisory urging media discretion in divulging private data, citing potential dangers to the workforce’s security and privateness throughout their impartial investigation.
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Moreover, the ministry implored media retailers to accord the investigative workforce the requisite area to conduct their inquiries unimpeded.
Meet the consultants
Dr. Nalini Singh: Hailing from the George Washington College in Washington DC, USA, Dr. Singh boasts a wealth of expertise in paediatrics, world well being, and epidemiology.
Her journey by way of academia and frontline medical roles, together with stints on the US Kids’s Nationwide Well being System and collaboration with the World Well being Group (WHO), underscores her prowess in infectious ailments and antimicrobial resistance.
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Dr. Grisel Rodriguez: Based mostly in Uruguay and serving as head of microbiology on the Centro de Asistencia Medica Soriano, Dr. Rodriguez brings to the desk a grasp’s diploma in an infection management and intensive expertise in medical microbiology.
Acknowledged for her contributions, she clinched a prestigious PAHO award for innovation in respiratory an infection prevention and management.
Dr. Gillian Birchwood: With a strong background spanning throughout the Caribbean and the US, Dr. Birchwood’s experience in neonatal-perinatal drugs shines by way of.
Having accomplished her coaching at establishments such because the College of the West Indies and the Robert Wooden Johnson College Hospital, she now spearheads the NICU on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados, demonstrating a steadfast dedication to paediatric care.
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