Region One residents benefited from specialised medical care when a team of volunteer doctors and surgeons held clinics at the Mabaruma Hospital (Barima/Waini) recently.
A Government Information Agency (GINA) press release said the public/private sector ‘roving team’ initiative complements government’s efforts to provide specialised health care to residents in remote communities. The team has performed surgeries such as hernia repair, cholecystectomy (removal of gall bladder) and evacuation of the uterus. Twenty-nine operations were performed.
The team was led by Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr Fawcett Jeffrey, General Surgeon Dr Sheik Amir, Registrar-General Surgery Dr Cheetanand Mahadeo, Theatre Nurse Gwyneth Revers, Operating Room Techni-cian
