A team of environmentalists on Sunday visited the Assembly of God Church in Kuru Kururu, on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway, where several plants were donated to members in observance of World Earth Day 2018.
Pastor Gladston Bagot (right) receiving the plants from Dr Dwight Waldron
Receiving the significant donation was Pastor Gladston Bagot from National Tuberculosis Programme Manager, Dr Jeetendra Mohanlall and Guyana Livestock Development Agency (GLDA) Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Dwight Waldron.
Dr Mohanlall explained that there were many benefits of plants which undoubtedly help to achieve the objectives of a healthy lifestyle. He encouraged the church to nurture and make use of the plants.
The donation comes as a follow-up activity since Drs Mohanlall and Waldron as well as other doctors from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation conducted a health outreach at the institution where scores of persons benefited from dental services among others.
The team’s mission is to spread health awareness across Guyana.
However, Dr Mohanlall told Guyana Times that the initiative of donating the plants, which started four years ago, was something which was done annually.
He added that the team targeted the church as he believes doing so will have an impact on the small village on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway.
