Guyana Watch conducts another successfully medical mission
Jul 21, 2017 , http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....lly-medical-mission/
Continuing its annual tradition of taking medical care to various areas of Guyana, Guyana Watch Inc. on Saturday July 15 commenced its 24th medical outreach mission.
The outreach entailed both medical and dental clinics which saw hundreds of persons being able to receive a variety of health care.
Founder and President of Guyana Watch, businessman Tony Yassin said all were well attended. The medical outreach is usually conducted by medical professionals out of New York. This year was no different. The visiting team consisted of 30 medical and dental professionals qualified to offer a wide range of services.
While those who were tasked with offering the dental services have previously been a part of past Guyana Watch outreaches, some of the medical experts on this occasion are fresh faces to the annual outreach, according to Yassin.
He noted though, that unlike previous years, the visiting team on this mission gained immense support from local medical professionals too. This development, Yassin said, will work well to help facilitate follow-up care and referrals for patients.
At the end of an outreach at the Timehri Primary School last evening, Yassin disclosed that about 390 patients from areas including Timehri, Santa Mission, the Upper Demerara River, Kuru Kuru and the Linden Highway were attended to. Over 100 of the patients attended to required dental services; some 200 were adults and the others were children in need of health care. Aside from the varying dental conditions, patients also sought care for diabetes, high blood pressure, fungal and skin infection, among a number of others.
Outreaches were held at the Patentia Secondary School, West Bank Demerara catering to areas such as Wales, Patentia and others on the West Bank of Demerara; Rose Hall Primary, Canje Village catering to Canje, Mara, Stanleytown and other villages in Berbice; St Mary’s Primary, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara catering to Soesdyke, Kuru Kuru and other nearby villages; Leonora Primary, West Coast Demerara catering to Vreed-en-hoop to Parika, and the Timehri Primary School, Timehri, East Bank Demerara.
Clinics on each occasion commenced during the morning hours and continued into the night. This mode of dedication was characterised at all clinics held in the various sections of the country. “It was challenging at times to complete the clinics because they were all so well attended,” said Yassin.
In expressing satisfaction with the mission this year, Yassin said, “We have achieved what we came to do and persons really took advantage of the services we had to offer.”
More than US$400,000 worth of medications were earmarked for distribution during the entire mission this year which is scheduled for completion today at the Bath Settlement Primary School. This final clinic will cater to the residents of Bath Settlement, Hope Town, Lovely Lass and other areas within proximity.
