The Jamaica Medical Mission based mostly in New Jersey is scheduled to go to Jamaica on its annual run from September 4 to 16.
Residents throughout six parishes will obtain free screening for coronary heart illness, most cancers, prostate illness, psychological well being points, diabetes and sexually transmitted infections, due to the volunteer corps of docs and nurses.
The healthcare specialists from the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut tri-state space may even be screening residents of Kingston, St Thomas, St Catherine, Clarendon, Manchester and Westmoreland for sickle cell and a spread of different circumstances.
“We have been saving lives, making people see again and turn out to be more healthy due to our yearly medical mission to Jamaica, ”defined Assist Jamaica Medical Mission President Dr Robert Clarke.
Dr Clarke gave an outline at his non-profit group’s annual ‘Black and White Elegant Boat Cruise’, aboard the Cornucopia Majesty in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on June 29.
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He mentioned that altogether, since 2010 when his staff carried out its inaugural mission to the island, the volunteers have served some 562,000 sufferers.
He provided that on its newest mission final yr, the staff of medical practitioners noticed over 4,500 sufferers and donated medical provides valued at US$155,000.
Dr Clarke says the mission has been devoted to offering free, high-quality healthcare companies to these in determined want, having served 1000’s of Jamaicans over time. The group has spent some US$6 million to ship medical companies to the underserved throughout the island. He mentioned the latest boat journey fundraiser had introduced in simply over US$70,000, which can go in the direction of the medical mission to Jamaica in September.
