Providing quality health care

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To aid institutions delivering health care in Guyana has been one of Health and
Educational Relief Organization, Incorporated (HERO, Inc.) primary goals

Doctors during a medical outreach in Guyana
Doctors during a medical outreach in Guyana

HERO, Inc was established in January 2000 and is a democratic, non-profit organisation comprised of a governing Board of Directors and volunteers.

HERO-Guyana, under HERO, Inc., which is operated in the USA, was founded in July 2014 by Dr. Andrea Lambert and co-founded by Dr. John Mitchell in the U.S.A.

It was recognised that to be able to effectively deliver high quality healthcare services on outreach missions, a local office of HERO, Inc. was necessary to deal with the ground work, hence, the birth of HERO-Guyana.

Some of HERO, Inc. doctors who have contributed significantly in providing quality healthcare to Guyana
Some of HERO, Inc. doctors who have contributed significantly in providing quality healthcare to Guyana

Several donations of medical equipment and medications were made and educational and medical activities, including surgical and dental, have been carried out in Regions Four, Six and Ten to date. The last outreach was conducted in August 2015.

“Thus far, the organisation has created linkages with healthcare facilities; mentoring of local physicians; procurement of building to conduct educational services in Mocha; by-in from Mrs. Granger to scale up Lusignan after school programme,” outlined Dr. Andrea Lambert in an interview with Sunday Times Magazine.

Lambert said HERO would welcome donations (cash and kind) to jumpstart its literacy programmes in Mocha, East Bank Demerara, and Santa Rosa in Region One (North West District). Donations will facilitate the transportation of medical outreach teams around Georgetown, to Berbice and Linden. The public can come on board to support this aspect of the medical outreach activity scheduled for March 2016.

HERO-Guyana plans to establish linkages with other concerned groups to expand improved primary healthcare, including preventative healthcare and health education services locally.

“Giving back to my country has been always been close to my heart, so to be able to do it gives me a sense of accomplishment,” expressed Lambert.

For more information on this organisation contact Dr. Andrea Lambert on 592-618-5403, Anije Lambert on 592-643-3973 and Vivienne Lowe on 592-231-3188.

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