{"id":19333,"date":"2024-05-01T23:56:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T23:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19333"},"modified":"2024-05-01T23:56:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T23:56:08","slug":"vaccination-week-wraps-up-with-awareness-walk-in-region-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/vaccination-week-wraps-up-with-awareness-walk-in-region-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccination Week Wraps Up with Awareness Walk in Region 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Royan Abrams<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conclusion of Vaccination Week activities in Region Six was marked by a spirited walk from Spready\u2019s Bakery in Port Mourant to the UG Tain Campus Tarmac, aimed at raising awareness about the importance of vaccination for maternal and child health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by health workers representing various health institutions across the East Berbice-Corentyne region, the walk drew the participation of dozens of individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing the gathering at the University of Guyana Tain Campus Tarmac, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, Advisor to the Minister of Health, underscored Guyana&#8217;s progress in combating cervical cancer through aggressive nationwide vaccination efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He expressed optimism about Guyana&#8217;s prospects of becoming one of the first countries to eradicate cervical cancer, thanks to these initiatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ramsammy emphasized that besides cervical cancer, the vaccination campaign also contributes to the prevention of other life-threatening illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Dr. Ramsammy, vaccines are being administered to individuals across various age groups, ranging from nine to 45 years old, targeting both boys and girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Janice Woolford, representing PAHO\/WHO, commended the Ministry of Health and the Region Six team for their dedication in maintaining high vaccine coverage in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional Health Officer, Dr. Vishalya Sharma, also joined the event, distributing tokens and awards to medical professionals who participated in the march despite the rainy weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The walk symbolized the collective effort to promote vaccination and safeguard maternal and child health in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Royan Abrams The conclusion of Vaccination Week activities in Region Six was marked by a spirited walk from Spready\u2019s Bakery in Port Mourant to the UG Tain Campus Tarmac,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19334,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19333"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19335,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19333\/revisions\/19335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}