Avon Guyana donates cash for free mammograms

Dr. Narendra Bhalla (second from right) receiving the cheque from a representative of the Avon Community Help Fund yesterday at the Cancer Institute of Guyana. (Photo by Arian Browne)

The Avon Community Help Fund on Friday donated $350,000 to the Cancer Institute of Guyana to pay for mammograms for uninsured and low-income women.

Chairperson of the Early Detection Breast Cancer Screening Project for Avon, Mignon Bowen, said the cosmetics company recognises the importance of women being able to access breast cancer screening services. “Under this project we have provided the financial re-sources for the mammograms to be conducted at a reputable institution,”