Candle light vigil held to raise awareness of cervical cancer

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Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud and Chairperson, Children, Women, Gender Equality Commission Indra Chandarpal joined students of the Guyana School of Nursing and members of civil society at a candle light vigil on Wednesday evening on the lawns of Parliament building to bring awareness to the scourge of cervical cancer.
The event was organised by the Health Ministry as part of its Cervical Awareness month of activities. January was designated such a Month worldwide.
This year’s theme was “Early Detection Saves Lives and this message set the tone for the speakers who briefly addressed the gathering.
Prime Minister Hinds spoke of the investment that government has been making in the area of health for its people, and how this has translated into cancer prevention and cure.  “Since we have been in Government, we have been allocating significant sums, first of all improving the physical structures, the buildings and then putting more money in acquiring the medication,” he said
“We have also been allocating and increasing the amount of money in training so that overall our medical services, which are available to our people, would be steadily improved,” he said.
Speaking specifically to the work and attention given to the disease, he said, “We have been paying much attention to improving ways of detecting and treating cancer.” He mentioned the equipment that the government funded for the Cancer Treatment centre at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

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