CIOG hosts medical outreach in NA

…approximately 100 benefit

In true philanthropic style, the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) and its collaborators last Sunday held a medical outreach at the Smythfield Training Center in New Amsterdam Berbice, and approximately 100 Berbice residents benefited therefrom.

Supported by the Mayor & Town Council of New Amsterdam, the Guyana Cancer Foundation and the National AIDS Programme Secretariat, the main purpose of this medical outreach was to provide medical assistance to residents of the community.

The residents were able to have their blood pressure and glucose levels tested. HIV & STI testing was also available, as was access to mental health care, provision of over-the-counter and prescription medication, paediatric care, and gynecological services, which were administered by general and specialised doctors.
The outreach was able to provide assistance to approximately 100 persons, inclusive of children, the elderly, and the disabled.
In addition, residents who were present were issued with packages that catered for basic daily necessities, including sanitation products, face masks, clothing, and pampers for both children and adults.
The CIOG has been conducting many initiatives that are beneficial to the people of Guyana. Just last week, CIOG held its first-ever pap smear drive at its Woolford Avenue, Georgetown location, and some five hundred women benefited therefrom.