THE Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Monday said that a six-member Medical Corps team partnered with students of the University of Guyana’s Social Work Unit to bring medical services to residents of Plaisance in the compound of the Plaisance Seventh Day Adventist Church.

A press release stated that the students are members of the Social Work Theory and Practice Course, who are enrolled in UG’s Diploma in Social Work programme.

The release said also that student and Group Leader, Ms. Carol Harding heaped praise on the members of the GDF team, saying, “They dispensed their duties very professionally.”

During the random blood sugar testing, they demonstrated that personnel in military uniform could be warm and caring, the GDF stated.

“We were very happy with the collaboration, and although we were expecting the dental team, the full participation and professional service of the team on the ground eroded our disappointment,” Course Lecturer, Ms. Barbara Thomas-Holder said. She added that from the reports she received, the partnership with the GDF was definitely a very positive and productive undertaking.