GDF Medical Corps reaches 800 more citizens through community partnerships

Aug 01, 2014 News

The Guyana Defence Force Medical Corps continues to impact the lives of more Guyanese, as it works in partnership with civil society organisations to bring health services to communities.

Corporal Ann Marks takes a blood pressure reading for a Cane Grove resident

The latest communities to be impacted were Cotton Tree on the West Coast of Berbice, and Cane Grove, at Mahaica.
At Cotton Tree, on Wednesday, July 23, GDF’s 16-member medical team, together with staffers of the Cheddi Jagan Dental School, partnered with US-registered NGO Save Abee to provide some 400 residents with a range of medical services, including random blood sugar testing, haemoglobin checks, blood group determination, dental checks and HIV Counselling and Testing among others.
Last Saturday, July 26, another 400 residents at Cane Grove, Mahaica, gained medical and dental treatment, as GDF’s 23-member medical team partnered with the Guyana Medical Relief Inc. (GMRI) out of Los Angeles, California. During this outreach, 115 lab tests were also done.
Commenting of the performance of the GDF’s team, GMRI Chief Operations Officer, Mr. Sharir Chan, was effusive in his praise. “On a scale of one to ten, the team has earned a ten!” he said.
“Their performance was excellent; better than expected! All the members of the team were very disciplined and professional in their approach and demonstrated that they cared about what they were doing. As a result, we are considering further collaboration with the GDF in the future,” he added.