British High Commissioner makes donation to Health Ministry

Apr 19, 2012 News

The British High Commission yesterday donated 50 assessment kits, containing supplies and equipment for occupational, speech and physiotherapies, to the Ministry of Health’s Rehabilitation Division.
The kits are to be used by the rehabilitation assistants to assess and treat children and adults with disabilities. Emphasis was placed on remote areas such as Regions One, Two, Eight and Nine.
Kaieteur News understands that the donation was a response to a call for assistance made by Ms. Fiona Craven, Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) speech and language therapist attached to the Ministry of Health.
An estimated 7000 children in Guyana are living with some form of disability, and there is also a significant under-referral of people with disabilities to service, especially in regions outside of Georgetown. Factors such as reduced access to transportation, awareness of services amongst the public, and stigmatization impact on the gross under utilization of the services.
Using picture-based manuals, the trained Rehabilitation staff has also been carrying out school screening projects which have been playing a vital role in identifying children with difficulties, as well as in helping them get early treatment, in those regions.
Kaieteur News understands that the assessment kits form an essential part of the tools used in the screening processes and emphasize the rehabilitation division’s strategic objective to promote community based rehabilitation as part of its national strategy.
This project is being carried out jointly by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education.

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