A team of surgical specialists from the Georgetown Public Hospital, the Minis-try of Public Health and other health facilities in Regions 2, 6 and 10, conducted a two-day outreach at the Mabaruma Regional Hospital during which 27 surgeries were done.
A release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) yesterday said that patients living outside of Mabaruma were airlifted and transported to the regional hospital by the RDC which committed to covering all costs. The surgeries were done at no cost to the patients or their families.
Pensioner from the Moruca Sub-Region, Raymond Romascindo, who has worked in mining sector for more than forty years, was in to do a hydrocelectomy (hydrocele removal). He said, “I never took it seriously but this year it came down [got worse] and I knew I would have to take a surgery. They [the doctor] had me on a clinic so now I am very happy to have the surgery.”
