200 persons benefit from CIOG’s WCB medical outreach

Some 200 persons living at Shieldstown Village, West Coast Berbice, and surrounding communities benefited from a collaborative medical outreach organised by the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG).
At the outreach, which was hosted on Sunday, persons were able to access a range of services including blood pressure, glucose, HIV and STI testing, dental services, COVID-19 vaccination along with booster shots. With medical advice from general and specialty doctors who were on the team, provision of over-the-counter and prescription medication were issued. The medical team was able to provide care to elderly, children and differently-abled persons.
In a release on Wednesday, CIOG said that in addition to the medical services provided at the Shieldstown Masjid, the recipients were issued with items that catered for their daily needs inclusive of hand sanitisers, disinfectant wipes, bath soaps, face masks, clothing, adult and children’s diapers among other items.
The outreach was done by CIOG in collaboration with Shieldstown Masjid, and supported by National Blood Transfusion Services, the Health Ministry, Region Five COVID-19 Vaccination and Dentistry Team, Region Five Regional Health Office, Number 7 Village Health Centre, SEWA International, Lincoln American University and Mike’s Pharmacy.