Regions 1, 2 to benefit from Canada/Guyana Outreach Mission
A 22-member medical team has arrived in Guyana from Canada for a two-week outreach mission to residents of Region One (Barima-Waini) and Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
Public Health Minister Dr George Norton along with members of the CanGo Medical Outreach team
The Canada-Guyana Mission (CanGo) has already begun providing medical services to residents.
According to the Public Health Ministry, the team will focus primarily on family medicine and health awareness in various aspects. The multidisciplinary team consists of a paediatrician, psychiatrists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech pathologists, who will work with patients with developmental disorders and mental issues at the Oscar Joseph District Hospital in Charity, Kumaka District Hospital in Santa Rosa, Kabakaburi Health Post, Karawab Health Post in the Pomeroon River.
The team also consists of family physicians, dentist family physicians, gynaecologists, audiologists, pulmonologists, pharmacists and nurses.
The audiologists will be running Audiology Clinics in Santa Rosa and Waramuri, while the gynaecologists will perform VIA (screening for cervical cancer) and STD (sexual transmitted diseases) testing on women in the various villages. The team will roll-out a massive public awareness programme in each area to focus on management of high blood pressure, controlling diabetes, proper nutrition and dental care, etc, will also be given by the physicians. Information flyers will be circulated after each session.
Medications will be administered to residents free of cost after which they will continue with follow-up care at the nearest health facility in their region. Last Friday, some executives of the CanGo team paid a courtesy call on Public Health Minister Dr George Norton where he commended the Mission for its efforts and expressed gratitude to it for extending its service to the people of Guyana, particularly the remote areas. Canada-Guyana Outreach Mission is a registered non-profit organisation dedicated to providing healthcare to the underprivileged population of Guyana. Its mission is to promote healthcare in developing countries by providing confidential, compassionate and supportive medical services to the general population.
The Mission is expected to conclude on November 23, 2016.
