Governance
The Board consist of the Chief Medical Officer, who is the Chairman of the Board, the under mentioned persons are the current members:
Dr. Shamdeo Persaud |
Chairman |
Ms. Patricia Chase Greene |
Mayor, Georgetown City Council |
Mr. Gifford Marshall |
Mayor, Bartica Town Council |
Mr. Darshan Shewcharran |
Representative , Anna Regina Town Council |
Ms. Polliann Schultz |
Representative, New Amsterdam Town Council |
Ms. Kamla Marriemootoo |
Representative , Rosehall Town Council |
Ms. Eleze Hall Benjamin |
Representative , Linden Town Council |
Mr. Rabindra Datt Prashad |
Representative , Ministry of Communities |
Ms. Germene Stewart |
Representative, Central Housing and |
Ms. Jewel Cheong |
Representative, Guyana lands and Surveys Commission |
Ms. Veronica Douglas |
Representative, Guyana Nurses Association |
Ms. Donna Canterbury |
Representative, |
Dr. Ravindra Shiwnandan
|
Representative, Medical Community
|
Ms. Juanita Johnson | Secretary |
Subject to the provisions of the Public Health Act, every member shall hold office for two years from the date of his appointment and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board but in his absence the members shall choose one of their members to act as Chairman of the meeting. At any meeting, five members represent a quorum.
The Regional Environmental Health Officers or their representative for regions 2,3,4,5,6,7 ,9 & 10, including representatives of the Food & Drugs Department, Veterinary Public Health, the Bureau of Standards and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are all represented at the meetings which are held on the second Wednesday of each month.