GUYANA Medical Relief Inc. (GMR Inc.), a registered non-profit charitable organisation comprising Guyanese living in America last week donated medications worth approximately US$400,000 to assist in health care provision at the Mahaicony, Suddie, Bartica, Linden and New Amsterdam hospitals.

The medications are also intended for the outlying health centres.
A presentation was made to Regional Health Officer for Region 7 (Cuyuni/Mazaruni), Merlene Ferrier at the Bartica Hospital by Chief Operating Officer of the GMR Inc. Sharir Chan.
In accepting the supply on behalf of Bartica Hospital, Ferrier noted that the donation of the drugs was well timed and will serve to continue the unbroken supply to patients.
Chan disclosed that the Los Angeles, California-based organisation, has been donating supplies and medicines to various hospitals in Guyana for the past 29 years.
To date, he said, GMR Inc. has sent over US$40 million in kind to Guyana’s hospitals.
The organisation has also built Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) clinics for testing of females for cervical cancer at two hospitals in  supporting local health services with women’s and children’s health care.
Meanwhile GMR Inc; recently embarked on a programme to supply Guyana’s school children with shoes free of charge, twice per year.
This programme is a joint effort between the organisation, the Ministry of Health and the various Education Departments in the 10 Administrative Regions.