A sports enthusiast and ardent fan of West Indies cricket, young Ariane Mangar had dreamt of one day running onto the cricket field not as a player but as their physiotherapist. That dream has been fulfilled but today Dr Ariane Mangar has transitioned to become the Director of the Disability and Rehabilitation Services Department of the Ministry of Health and her biggest satisfaction comes from ensuring that the department’s services reach those in the remote areas.
So, whether it is by boat, journeying through trails or climbing hills, Dr Mangar leaves her office in Georgetown and travels with her team to take the services to those who are unable to visit the locations where they are offered. So acquainted are people with her that it is no surprise that a little girl would clap her hands in utter delight when she sees Dr Mangar at her family’s modest door.