Commissioner of Public Health Maria Buncamper-Molanus congratulates the 100+ hospital workers at the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) who successfully completed a computer training program.
The program which began in January ended in October was developed to ensure that hospital workers have the necessary computer knowledge to function in their respective positions.
"Our island nation today continues in the process of transformation to a knowledge society. Information and Community Technology – ICT, no doubt has played a pivotal role in enabling this transformation.
"ICT has had a positive influence in almost all spheres of our every day life and the nation’s economy at large. Access to information and knowledge is central to human development. Information enhances the ability to take informed decisions and makes citizens aware of what is out there.
"I would like to use this opportunity to congratulate SMMC workers for making use of the opportunity that will further enhance their ICT development and to SMMC management and board in continuing to improve and develop the hospital," Commissioner of Public Health Maria Buncamper-Molanus told the Government Information Service (GIS) on Sunday.