The Ministry of Health on Wednesday announced the imminent arrival of the Caribbean Medical Mission Medical Team from USA.
It said that the team will be donating substantial critical medical equipment and supplies including cardiac monitors, foetal monitors and Dopplers to the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital.
The team’s visit begins today and ends on November 2 during which time members will conduct clinics and medical outreaches at various locations throughout the country and perform surgeries in the field of obstetrics/gynaecology, and other major general surgeries at the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health.
The team comprises doctors and nurses of varying specialties, all of whom reside and practice in the USA.
Dr Lennox Alves
Dr Patrick Anderson
Dr Theo Lewis
Dr Suresh Thani
Dr Seader
Nefertiti Larkin
Marie Mondesir (Respiratory Therapist)
Dr Robert Cunningham (Ophthalmologist)
Dr James Reynolds (Paediatrician)
Kareen Lambert (Technician)
Dr Ronald Daly (Orthopaedics)
Dr. Trevor Layne (Hematology Oncology)
Dr. Godwin Molokwu (Gastroenterology)
Loxley Lambert (Technician)
Ingrid Thomas (Respiratory)
Shamane Felix-Graham
Berman Saunders
The release from the ministry said that the Caribbean Medical Mission Medical Team will hand over the donations mentioned above to the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital on Sunday at 11 am in the hospital’s boardroom.
The Caribbean Medical Mission has visited Guyana several times in the past.
The schedule for the various clinics is: