By Clifton Ross
Founder/President of Guyana’s Renal Centre, the local golfer Dr. Budhendra Doobay, has lauded the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) for helping to spread alertness of health, most notably within the realm of dialysis treatment in Guyana via the sport.
Saturday’s tournament teed off with some 30 golfers coming together for a more sensitive means, as the LGC executives and members hosted its Charity Open, with proceedings going straight towards the Annandale-located Centre’s drive to spread more cognizance while keeping Guyanese affordably healthy.
Dr. Doobay, during Saturday’s tournament, took some time off from his game and told Guyana Times Sport that he was touched by the gesture of his comrades in the golf fraternity, who yearly try to give back to different parts of the communities. As such, this year they chose the Centre, which is located minutes away from Lusignan.
He explained that the club, in making such a magnanimous move, will help to incorporate more consciousness about kidney diseases and treatment, and he added that the overall aim is to ensure that Guyanese are given proper dialysis treatment for a low cost.
“We are trying to do dialysis in Guyana for people who cannot afford it. We don’t turn anyone away, because it’s not about the money; it’s about spreading the awareness. If more awareness through sport can be seen by corporate Guyana, it would be great. This is to help poor people feel positive about life”, Dr Doobay said.
Regarding the turnout, the golfer said he was pleased to see a strong contingent taking to the greens in an effort to sync sports and health. He further admitted that while it would be good to win the tournament, which is played in his cause, he was a bit game-rusty, having not played for a while. “I’m a bit rusty, but the important thing is to have fun, meet people, and spread the awareness,” he ended.
Meanwhile, LGC President Aleem Hussain recently told this newspaper that the members of the club saw it fit to make the Dialysis Centre its recipient of the Charity Open. He said the institution has been saving lives not only on Guyana’s East Coast, but it caters to the entire spread of the country, and it therefore rightfully deserves as much support as it can receive.
