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Masjid-an-Najm and Social Centre hosts medical outreach programme
The Masjid an-Najm and Social Centre (MANSC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health,
Part of the Albouystown crowd that turned out at the Masjid for the medical programme.
hosted a free medical outreach programme yesterday for residents of Albouystown.
According to the Imam of the mosque, Naeem Mohamed, the medical outreach attracted over 150 residents from the community, who benefitted from outpatient services provided by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), cervical cancer testing (VIA) by GPHC officials and a dental clinic conducted by dentists of the Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre.
Being the third medical outreach hosted by the Mosque this year, Mohamed said that the initiative is significantly impacting the lives of residents who cannot afford nor access quality health care.
He said that the Masjid’s collaboration with the Ministry of Health is expected to continue in the future, as part of improving the health conditions of Albouystown residents.
A representative of the Impact Albouystown Project (IAP) noted that the MANSC is also “collaborating with non-governmental organizations and businesses to provide training for residents in the field of construction and masonry, sewing, cooking and agriculture (gardening, cattle rearing, poultry farming etc.), barbering, leather craft and more.”
This, Mohamed said, will reduce the criminal activities in Albouystown, since residents “will have a job to make money and occupy their time.”
Dentists, Danraj Budhai and Abdul Raheem, along with support staff at the Cheddi Jagan Dental
Dentist, Abdul Raheem deep-cleaning the teeth of a patient.
Centre, conducted cavity fillings, extractions and deep-cleaning of the teeth.
According to Budhai, most residents required deep-cleaning and extractions. He said that this was due to the improper care of their teeth.
While the residents were presented with dental supplies, he said that each patient received knowledge on how to care their teeth and prevent further extractions. For residents with complicated cases, Budhai said that they were referred to the Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre.
Laurine Abrams, a VIA (Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid) testing official from the GPHC, concluded that cervical cancer is at a “minimum” in the community, after scores of residents turned out to be screened for the disease.
During the VIA, Abrams said that a vaginal speculum examination is performed, where dilute acetic acid is applied to the cervix to detect any abnormal tissue that can progress into cancer.
If cancerous cells are detected, she said that the patient will undergo “cryotherapy” to “decrease cell growth and reproduction.”
Dr. Kenjou Liu, the GPHC physician who conducted the outpatient clinic, said that the most prevalent medical conditions among residents included diabetes, hypertension and skin infections.
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