–?? ?Public Health Ministry expected to ‘foot’ hefty rent After being displaced and later accommodated reportedly in cramped conditions at the Ministry of Health Brickdam, Georgetown Head Office, some of the staff members of the Ministry of Health Annexe (Medex building) which was destroyed by fire last year, have finally been relocated to a more conducive environment. The move took place last week.The building which now houses the Ministry of Health AnnexeThe new Ministry of Health Annexe location is now at Camp and Lamaha Streets, Georgetown. The three-flat building currently accommodates a number of departments including Pharmacy and Poison Board, Food Policy Division, Veterinary Public Health and Environmental Health.Prior to being relocated, the departments, with the exception of the Environmental Health Unit, were accommodated in the Ministry’s boardroom.Environmental Health was housed at the National AIDS Programme Secretariat, Hadfield Street, Georgetown office.But according to reports reaching this publication, the move is expected to see the Ministry of Health having to foot a hefty bill to rent the new location in order to ensure that the staff members are housed in an environment conducive to their daily operation. One official said that the rent could be about $1 million per month.However, one senior official disclosed that while the staffers are grateful for the move and the spacious environment in which they are now placed, there is likely to be need for even more spending.“There is currently no separation of the offices and there is insufficient furniture when members of the public visit…They have to stand,NFL Cheap Jerseys,” said one officer yesterday.Yesterday,Wholesale Jerseys, too,China Jerseys NFL, a client with one limb was forced to stand throughout a transaction because there were no chairs available to offer him a seat.? “This is very, very embarrassing especially for a Government office…and there is no confidentiality because of the set up here,” an official acknowledged yesterday.The decades old wooden structure which was the Ministry of Health Annexe was reportedly swiftly destroyed by fire in the wee hours of March 18,Wholesale Jerseys China, last year.? A total of 49 workers were reportedly displaced following the fire.While the majority of the departments were relocated to the Ministry’s head office, the operation of the Health Sciences Education Department was taken to Fort Street, Kingston where it remains.The destruction of the building was several months later still being investigated by the Guyana Fire Service.The eventual end to the investigation, as revealed by Fire Chief Marlon Gentle earlier this year, started in an Air Conditioning (AC) unit at the facility before spreading to the entire building.According to the then Minister of Health,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran,NFL Jerseys China, his Ministry had made a cost plan for the reconstruction of the Medex Building and had even submitted same to the Office of the President and the Ministry of Finance.This move was however being viewed as a very costly endeavour. This publication has thus far not been privy to information that the new administration is likely to continue the reconstruction plan.