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Revolutionizing Stroke Treatment: Endovascular Thrombectomy Emerges as a Lifesaving Procedure

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Just a decade ago, the diagnosis of a stroke caused by a blood clot obstructing a major brain vessel was often synonymous with a grim prognosis. With each passing minute, approximately 1.9 million brain cells would succumb to the lack of optimal blood flow, leading to devastating consequences. However, the landscape of stroke treatment has been radically transformed through remarkable technological advances, cutting-edge medical devices, and rigorous physician training. A medical breakthrough known as “endovascular thrombectomy” is now defying the odds and saving lives, one patient at a time.

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Endovascular thrombectomy is a revolutionary, minimally invasive procedure that utilizes an aspiration catheter and a stent retriever attached to a flexible wire. These devices are skillfully navigated through a patient’s hand or leg to the site of the blood clot within the brain, thereby expertly removing it. “This procedure is unequivocally the most significant advancement in medical science over the last two decades. Its success relies on speed and meticulous coordination at all levels from the initial recognition of stroke symptoms and the activation of emergency medical services to the ultimate restoration of crucial blood flow to the brain,” states Dr. Norman Ajiboye, a Neurointerventional surgeon at Memorial Healthcare System in South Florida.

Upon arrival at the hospital, the patient undergoes immediate evaluation by an emergency room physician. Brain imaging is swiftly obtained, and a collaborative decision-making process unfolds, involving neurologists, neurointerventionalists, and other specialists to determine whether the patient requires clot-busting medications and/or endovascular thrombectomy.

The Heroes Behind the Scenes: Neurologists, neurosurgeons, interventional neuroradiologists or neurointerventional surgeons like Dr. Ajiboye, possess the remarkable ability to extract blood clots from the brain without invasive cranial procedures. This groundbreaking technique facilitates the rapid restoration of blood flow to the brain. Astonishingly, in a significant percentage of cases, patients can regain their pre-stroke condition, sometimes without any permanent disability.

“Education is paramount in this life-saving mission. We must empower our communities with knowledge about recognizing stroke symptoms early and the crucial importance of activating emergency services. This swift response enables rapid patient transportation to the hospital, and, in some cases, emergency personnel can pre-alert the hospital of an impending stroke case,” says Dr. Ajiboye.

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The American Heart Association reports that every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. Studies have shown that endovascular thrombectomy can significantly improve outcomes for patients with large vessel occlusion strokes. In selected cases, endovascular thrombectomy has been shown to achieve up to a 90% success rate in clot removal. Early intervention with endovascular thrombectomy can lead to reduced disability and an improved quality of life for stroke survivors.

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION)

 

OECS MSME Guarantee Facility Project

Loan No.: IDA-62670, IDA-62660, IDA-62640, IBRD-88830, IDA-62650

Assignment Title: Senior Operating Officer (SOO)

Reference No. KN-ECPCGC-207852-CS-INDV

 

The Governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have received financing in the amount of US$10 million equivalent from the World Bank towards the cost of establishing a partial credit guarantee scheme, and they intend to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, and consulting services to be procured under this project. 

The consultant will serve as the “Senior Operating Officer (SOO)” for the ECPCGC and should possess extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to Micro, small and medium-sized businesses, knowledge of the internal control processes necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk mitigation procedures. The ideal candidate should possess an Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Accounting, Banking or related field, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in lending, inclusive of MSME lending. The initial employment period will be for two years on a contractual basis. Renewal of the contract will be subject to a performance evaluation at the end of the contractual period. The assignment is expected to begin on September 30th, 2021.  The consultant will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the ECPCGC.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be viewed by following the attached link below. 

 

https://bit.ly/3iVannm

 

The Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECPCGC) now invites eligible “Consultants” to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have:

  • An Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Finance, Banking or related field; and
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in MSME lending. Applicants should also have:
  • The ability to design and implement risk management procedures 
  • Extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to small and medium-sized businesses
  • Extensive knowledge of MSME banking operations
  • Knowledge of the internal controls necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk management procedures
  • Experience developing and presenting information in public, including responding to questions in real-time
  • Experience lending to MSMEs located in the ECCU
  • Knowledge of marketing and communicating with the MSME sector
  • Ability to draft procedures to be used in a lending operation
  • Familiarity with the mechanics of a loan guarantee program
  • Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills, and
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite.

The attention of interested Individual Consultants is drawn to Section III, Paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers July 2016, [revised November 2017] (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Approved Selection Method for Individual Consultants set out in the clause 7.34 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers. 

 

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0800 to 1700 hours:

Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation

Brid Rock, Basseterre,

St. Kitts.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form by e-mail by August 11th, 2021, to [email protected]

 

For further information, please contact:

Carmen Gomez-Trigg                                                            Bernard Thomas

Chief Executive Officer                                                          Chief Financial Officer

Tel: 868-620-8144                                                                  Tel: 869-765-2385

Email: [email protected]                                          [email protected]