

The assistance program would enhance and reinforce the emergency medical care and infectious disease capabilities of the Caribbean nation’s medical system, Mckay said. These roman numerals are I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X that represents 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10 respectively.

In roman numerals, alphabets are used to represent the fixed positive numbers. These shortages seriously affect the emergency response capability of the hospitals, not to mention that they also lack practical training, it added. Roman numerals is an ancient number system that is still used in many places. Tier 2 hospitals have extra facilities, such as intensive care units, specialist doctors, and consultation and diagnostic services, while tier 3 hospitals have training programs for doctors, rehabilitation, laboratories and dialysis units. There are currently only five tier 2 and 3 hospitals with emergency departments in Saint Vincent, all of which face severe shortages in emergency equipment, ambulances and qualified emergency personnel, Mackay hospital said in a statement yesterday. Taiwan has signed an agreement with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for Mackay Memorial Hospital to assist the Caribbean nation through a four-year program designed to improve its public health emergency preparedness and response capabilities.
