Dr. K. Cummings donates $4 M in
STEM literature to Guyana schools
For years, The Brooklyn Hospital
Center (TBHC) staff have
done impactful charity work for
their diverse communities here
and abroad. TBHC is proud of
all of them and to this year, we
share the story of Keith Cummings,
MD, and his medical contributions
to his home country,
Guyana.
On Oct. 30, Dr. Cummings, an
associate professor and attending
family medicine physician
at TBHC, donated more than $4
million in a collection of medical
books and journals to the
University of Guyana’s School
of Medicine’s Library (UG). As a
2003 alumnus himself, Dr. Cummings
understands the importance
of giving back and providing
access to knowledge to
further improve the quality of
education, research and training
for new physicians in Guyana.
Dr. Emanuel Cummings,
Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences,
accepted the donation,
and expressed gratitude to both
Dr. Keith Cummings and his
collaborators, TBHC’s Drs. Sherly
Abraham, Stephen Carryl,
Dhanan Etwaru, Phillip McPherson;
and along with Ali Hassoun,
Dwain Woode, and Leon Lewis,
for their continued generosity
and commitment to University
of Guyana.
Not only has Dr. Cummings
given back to his former university,
he has supported his primary
and secondary schools, as well.
Caribbean Life, D 18 ec. 27, 2019-Jan. 2, 2020
He recently donated $400,000
with contributions from TBHC
staff and the Guyanese Brooklyn
community to boost Eversham
Primary School’s developing
Science Technology Engineering
and Mathematics (STEM)
Lab. The Ministry of Education
of Guyana first helped establish
the lab. “The aim is to aid children
within the community to
become computer literate and
expand their knowledge, so they
can be competent and fit to face
the rapid changes in the world,”
said Dr. Cummings.
Dr. Cummings travels to his
home country often, providing
an array of medical education
workshops in various towns
among underserved communities
and within churches in Berbice,
his hometown in eastern
Guyana. He completed his teaching
fellowship in neuroscience at
St. George’s University School of
Medicine in Grenada and completed
his residency in family
medicine at TBHC.
He then completed a hospital
medicine fellowship at the University
of Alabama.
Dr. Keith Cummings gives
back to his hometown in
Guyana.
Mary Heintjes
US$20M for Grenada’s
blue economy
By Nelson A. King
The World Bank said on
Monday, Dec. 16 that its
Board of Executive Directors
has approved a US$20 million
credit to support Grenada’s
transition to a resilient
blue economy.
The Washington-based
financial institution said the
“Second Fiscal Resilience
and Blue Growth Development
Policy Credit” fosters
reforms to support fiscal
sustainability, strengthen
marine and coastal management,
and build climate
resilience.
This operation, the second
in a programmatic series
of two IDA credits, deepens
support for Grenada’s policy
and institutional measures
to maintain fiscal discipline
and diversify the economy
towards a blue growth model
that is based on sustainable
and well-governed use of
ocean resources,” the bank
said in a statement.
IDA, or International
Development Association, is
the concessional financing
arm of the World Bank.
It said the operation
includes fiscal reform measures,
such as building fiscal
buffers, improving public
expenditure management,
instituting customs and
excise reforms, and improving
transparency of public
enterprises.”
Tahseen Sayed, World
Bank Director for the Caribbean,
said: “Fiscal sustainability
and strengthening
environmental management
are critical for building
cross-cutting resilience in
Grenada.
“Protecting and preserving
the rich marine and ocean
resources is essential for the
country’s successful transition
to a blue economy and
for boosting coastal tourism,
which contributes 24 percent
to the country’s GDP,” she
added. “The World Bank is
committed to expanding its
support for the Caribbean’s
transition to a sustainable
blue economy.”
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