Over 200 residents of Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) benefited from a medical outreach conducted by the Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP) and the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) over the weekend.
The two charitable organisations collaborated with regional authorities to provide various healthcare services. Scores of residents flocked New Silvercity Secondary, at Wismar, Linden, to take advantage of the services being offered.
According to Linden Mayor and Town Council Public Relations Officer (PRO), Tiffany Stoll, while it was not the first outreach of its kind, it is of a greater magnitude.
“The Linden Mayor and Town Council is happy to partner with the CIOG and The
An eye specialist attending to a resident
Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP) to bring health services to Linden. We think it’s a great initiative. Presently we have cancer tests being done, persons are receiving glasses, there is a gynaecologist also here and we are happy to bring this initiative to Linden and we are asking other organisations to follow suit so we can develop Linden as a town,” Stoll noted.
Residents were also able to access free medical advice and treatment, with approximately one hundred persons accessing free eye examinations and free spectacles where necessary. The CIOG provided residents with healthcare packages and clothing.
Representative Husma Abdool Samad said the organisation was proud to be a part of the initiative. Member of Parliament (MP) Jermaine Figuera expressed gratitude on behalf of residents of the community. “The turnout is a massive turnout. We have persons from all constituencies of Wismar. I’ve even noticed some residents from Mackenzie even as far as Amelia’s Ward also here. So this was a well-publicised initiative and I am happy that the community members saw it fit to come out and utilise the services, the professional services that are being afforded to the residents of the community….”, he said.
