Medical robots to help healthcare workers

TRINIDAD and Tobago has eight brand new healthcare service robots (HSRs) to help reduce the administrative burden on healthcare workers in the public health system.

The Ministry of Health, in a Facebook post on August 17, said the robots will allow the workers "to focus on more critical patient care tasks, which are crucial for maintaining patient care continuity."

The HSRs will be strategically distributed, the ministry said.

The handover took place at the ministry at Queen's Park East, Port of Spain.

The robots were funded by the India – UN Development Partnership Fund, the ministry said.

The Indian High Commission in a news release on August 17 said this marks the successful completion of US$1 million project funded by the government of India.

"Bringing low and high technology to deal with covid19."

High Commissioner Dr Pradeep Rajpurohit said, "The project is an excellent example of South-South Co-operation and growing development partnership between India and Trinidad and Tobago."

Also present were Terrence Deyalsingh, Minister of Health and Dr Gabriel Vivas Francesconi, PAHO/WHO representative for Trinidad and Tobago, and the Dutch Caribbean islands as well as other high-ranking officials.