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Delay in activating Committee resulted in many suicides

Mar 01, 2009 Letters

Dear Editor,
In January 2008 the Chairman of the Suicide Board visited Region Five, and along with the regional executives launched a Suicide Committee to work towards the prevention of suicide in this region.
The reason I am writing this letter is because to date, more than a year later, no action was taken to either elect the executive body or plan an agenda as to how they will go about executing their plans toward combating suicide in Region Five.

While the members of this so-called committee are on stand-by since the launch, there have been over 15 reported cases of suicide, including that of an 11-year-old school girl. I am certain this senseless waste of life could have been prevented had the committee been active within the capacity of combating suicide.
It is my hope that this letter will somehow help to generate the necessary fuel to rouse the relevant authorities into action, because the bottom line is: while this committee is waiting to ‘take off’ not only in Region Five, Guyana is losing its most valuable resource – it’s citizens!
Juliet Dukhi

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