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Aug 24, 2013 News
In a quest to assist vulnerable communities in third world countries, the United States Embassy’s Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP) collaborated with local bodies to conduct a medical outreach in Region Nine.
The US Embassy Georgetown in a press statement, yesterday, said HAP in collaboration with the Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, and Ministry of Health Community Officers, conducted a medical outreach in the Amerindian communities of Rupununi from July 30 to August 6.
According to the Embassy, the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs hosted the activities through the Village Councils. The team was able to assist over 200 persons as part of the medical services offered in the villages of Yupukari, Karanambu, Massara, Kwatamung, Rewa, and Surama.
It was noted that the volunteer medical team provided outpatient clinical services, donated reading glasses, and conducted assessments and provided treatment for special-needs patients.
The Embassy added that medical outreaches are among the continuing commitments of the U.S Embassy, working with the Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Health to provide medical assistance to the people of Guyana.
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