–takes medical outreach to Yakusari, Imbaimadai

THE US-based organisation, “Save Abee Foundation”, recently held its Fourth Annual Medical Outreach which saw a total of 430 persons being treated for various medical complaints.

The 430 beneficiaries were drawn from Yakusari, Black Bush Polder in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) and Imbaimadai in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).

The first outreach was held on July 15 at the Yakusari Primary School, where a team of medical doctors, dental surgeons, nurses, dental technician, medical students, optometry students, dental students, educators, and volunteers attended to 280 patients.
Among services that were being offered were dental cleaning, filling and extraction; eye and HIV tests; cancer screening and suicide prevention talks.
Two days later, they were off to Imbaimadai, where they saw as many as 150 patients, who were reportedly grateful for whatever they received by way of medical attention.

According to the leader of the village, the last time a dentist had called on Imbaimadai was almost 10 years ago. He said he would only hear stories about such outreaches being held in other villages, but somehow they always seemed to bypass Imbaimadai. It’s as if Imbaimadai was a forgotten village, he said.
In addition to receiving free medication and reading glasses, every resident was given a care package made up of personal hygiene items.
Residents were also given items of clothing, bags filled with school supplies, and blankets for the elderly.

According to the Foundation, they could not have done what they did without the help of the Ministry of Public Health, the Cheddi Jagan Dental School, the Regional Education Office of Region Six, the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association, the University of Guyana, Massy Group of Companies, the Cancer Institute, The Caribbean Voice, Enforcers Care, and most of all, the volunteers who gave of their time and energy.

The Save Abee Foundation is a registered not-for-profit organisation that has its base in the US, Canada, and Guyana.