In Our Rupununi Savanna?

Meeting this evening at RAM Shack in Lethem to deal with this issue. Be there and/or let us know what you think on Facebook.

Flying Doctors Screen Dozens for Surgery.

In recent flight activity, Dr Irv Chan and Dr Arbib Godette (pictured above) took separate trips to remote villages to identify candidates for the upcoming surgery expedition in Lethem this weekend.

The former headed South wile the latter visited three villages in the Pakaraima Mountains during the course of a single afternoon. These isolated clients suffering from a wide variety of injury and illness now have a chance to get on the list for a surgical solution to their suffering.

While many more were screened, over two dozen were identified to see the team starting work on Saturday morning thanks to the Ministry of Health. RAM is committed to extending basic services in partnership to the most far flung communities in the interior of Guyana.

World Environment Day Triggers Action.

Volunteers from the Lethem area will be combating illegal dump sites this Saturday morning with a unique clean-up campaign. A series of follow up activities have been planned for the Central Rupununi to address the issues of environmental Health.

Pictured here is Head Mistress of Arapaima Primary school receiving to donated trash bins from RAM driver Philbert Malcolm. Stay tuned for the launch of an exciting regional campaign to target this issue along with volunteer opportunities.

Wai Wai Medical Evacuation.

A young boy from Masakenari suffered a fractured and dislocated elbow this week and had to be air-lifted along with two other patients from Aishalton hospital.

On the same trip a load of vaccines and medical supplies was delivered to the isolated village in extreme southern Guyana. In addition, three recovering patients including two small children who had previously been evacuated for Leishmaniasis or 'Bush Yaws' were safely delivered home to the same village after a month of IV treatment injections at the Regional Hospital.

To round off the exercise, the two school teachers and Community Health Worker were able to receive their salaries and the normal load of mail, farine-laden student care packages, and even a small parcel of poisoned arrow tips made the trip in the RAM aircraft.

The village chief was not there as he had just left the nearest village (Para Bara) and was said to be expected in the village most of a week later by boat.

Rupununi Youth Target Illegal Trash Dumps.

To mark World Environment Day a series of activities were led by Remote Area Medical volunteers and Staff to address the serious issues of environmental health in the Rupununi district of southern Guyana.

Pictured here are some of the new garbage bins sponsored by V. Dalip Enterprise to serve the Lethem area. Stay tuned for more updates and photos of the day's activities.

Local Volunteers should be on the lookout for ongoing opportunities in the coming weeks to help contribute to greener and cleaner communities.