The 11th Taiwan Changhua Christian Hospital (CCH) medical team paid its visit to St. Vincent and the Grenadines in July and received warm welcomes from the Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves and the Minister of Health Mr Luke Browne.
The Prime Minister welcomed the team to be the first team which touched down at the newly opened Argyle International Airport and appreciated the valued cooperation between Taiwan and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Minister Browne also stressed the importance of mutual collaboration in medical fields for the benefits of Vincentian patients.
The team was comprised of Dr Kun-tu Yeh (Pathologist), Sock-ping Ng (Chief Pharmacist), Dr Tren-yi Chen (ER doctor), Sr. Hsiu-tzu Hsu (ICU nurse) and Sr. Hsin-hui Tseng (ER nurse).
Through arrangements made by Hospital Administrator Grace Walters, the medical team worked closely with different departments and exchanged views on medical treatments during their stay in the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital.
To deepen the bonds between the CCH and Vincentian patients, the CCH Chief Pharmacist Sock-ping Ng promoted the medication administration by introducing “5 Rights” to the patients at the Pharmacy in the MCMH.
According to her, these 5 Rights are “Right Patient, Right Drug, Right Route, Right Dose and Right Time.”
It is important to follow these five steps to keep patients safe and prevent harm. Her introduction gained positive feedbacks from patients.
The team expressed gratitude for the assistance provided by the Ministry of Health and the MCMH, during their Visit which began on July 10th and ended today July 28th.
The team also had an unforgettable experience of participating in the 40th anniversary of St Vincent’s Carnival.
The CCH will be sending its next team to SVG between November and December 2017.