North Pakaraima Medivac.

A call from the Regional Health Services division of the Ministry of Health yesterday morning called the RAM aircraft into action once again. A resident of Tuseneng village in the heart of the Pakaraima Mountains had suffered a serious leg fracture.

In the dry season, the trail from this village to the nearest x-ray machine and doctor would take a few days at best. Those who have joined the annual 4x4 "Safari" would know first hand the challenges in the best of conditions. This time of year, however, a light aircraft is simply the only option.

Located between Monkey Mountain and Paramakatoi, Tuseneng is an indigenous Patamona village of less than 250 souls. The small, sloping dirt airstrip is maintained by village volunteers using hoes and machetes.

An eight year old from the South Rupununi with a badly fractured arm requiring surgery was also airlifted to the capitol city on the same trip.

Your continued support makes flights such as these possible to prevent crippling and life threatening injuries.

Bishaidrun Village Outreach

A RAM Airborne medical outreach in partnership with the Ministry of Health recently visited the remote village of Bishairdrun in the deep south of the Rupununi.  On board the Cessna was a Medex, Dentex, Malaria Microscopist, Environmental Health officer and HIV councilor and tester.  The combined team delivered 164 individual services including twenty one vaccinations.

A colaborative village project a few years ago to build and certify this new airstrip along the Brazil boarder miles west of Achiwib has allowed for emergency access and outreach activities.  Pictured here is Aishalton Dentex Nicolei Poon working to extract the painful tooth of a local resident. 

Following the outreach programme the same afternoon there was still enough daylight to pick up two 'medivac' patients with the RAM air-ambulance; one an obstetric emergency out of Annai airstrip.