Visiting medical team concludes successful outreach in Berbice

A VISITING team of doctors from the U.S.-based, non-profit Sathya Sai International Organisation, recently wrapped up a five-day medical outreach in Berbice.
While there, and with the help of medical staff at the New Amsterdam Hospital, they performed a number of gynaecological surgeries, among them 18 hysterectomies.
Since coming here in 2013, Sathya Sai doctors have done over 100 fibroid surgeries, the ost notable of which was the one done on a woman who, though underweight, had 15.
While here on this occasion, the team also gave junior medical practitioners some invaluable on-the-job training on new techniques in their respective fields.
According to Regional Liaison Officer within the Public Health Ministry, Alex Foster, where before the team came occasionally, they will now be coming twice a year to continue their humanitarian effort, especially towards the poor.
However, Director of Regional Health Services, Jevaughn Stephens, challenged the team to focus more in the future on men’s issues, as males tend to have a different approach to health.
Local coordinator, Bob Singh, who now resides in Trinidad and Tobago, expressed his gratitude, and said he is optimistic that the relationship between the team and the Guyanese health authorities will grow from strength to strength.
Amongst the team members, many of whom are of Guyanese and Trinidadian extract, were Drs Yatish Merchant, Indurani Tejwani, Salem Jayagopal, Gautam Tiwari.
Also a part of the team were Fize Mohamed, Sunk Teotia, Vidya Singh Ali, Bhagwan Narwani, and Robert Kalicharran.
Each was given a token of appreciation on behalf of Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence.

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