ON Christmas Day, two teams of personnel from the Guyana Defence Force, who were going above and beyond their regular duties, successfully performed two separate medical evacuations from the hinterland villages of Imbaimadai and Kato to the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The patients were an eight-month-old baby boy from Kurukubaru, Region Eight, and a five-month-old baby girl from Imbaimadai, Region Seven.

The infants developed difficulty breathing. As a result, subsequent requests were made for them to be transferred to GPHC.

The crews were called at approximately 13:00 hours, and due to the time of day and possible weather challenges, two aircraft were launched to extract the patients.

Colonel Aziz Nazamudeen and Lieutenant Bibi Hakh piloted the aircraft from Kato, while their colleagues, Lieutenant Shane Jones and Civilian Captain Gavin Harewood, piloted the aircraft from Imbaimadai.

Additionally, the medics that administered care to the infants were Lance Corporal Desmond Pompey and Private Shaffon France, while the driver of the ambulance was Corporal Mark Bernard.