OVER 150 residents were served by the eighteenth Chinese Medical Brigade on Sunday when fourteen specialists offered free medical services at New Amsterdam, Berbice.
The medical team included medical officials from the departments of general surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology, burns and plastic surgery, nephrology, ophthalmology, paediatrics, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), pathology, radiology, and anesthesiology.

The outreach was held in front of the Good Tools Hardware Store, Main Street and Shoe Lane, New Amsterdam Berbice.
The Chinese Brigade also distributed free health leaflets on diabetes, cervical carcinoma, diabetic retinopathy, and acupuncture.

Further, the team provided free blood glucose, blood pressure and B-scan ultrasonography examination services to the residents.
The Chinese doctors gave each patient a complete physical examination, answered questions, and provided medication and treatment.
The doctors treated more than 150 patients from 10:00 to 12:00 hours and were welcomed and praised by locals.

The Captain of the 18th Chinese Medical Brigade, Dr. Chu Xuehui, said: “2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the Chinese medical team’s assistance to Guyana, and it is an important year.”
Dr. Chu added that the medical team would provide more free health services to help more Guyanese on weekends and holidays.