Women of Moraikobai in the Mahaicony River benefitted from free screening for cervical cancer when the Cancer Institute of Guyana (CIG) took its outreach clinic to that area recently.
The effort, which was made possible by Imana Medical Relief of North America [IMANA], saw women coming out in their numbers for pap smears, which would enable them to know their status and get treated early.
According to CIG’s outreach director, Dr. Mujahid Ghazi, CIG tries to target mainly women from remote areas who