Food For The Poor provides medical assistance in Maroon Town

Volunteer Dentist, Dr. Dean Weatherly (left) and Dental Assistant, Winsome Chambers (right) provide dental care to a St. James resident at the sixth staging of the Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica Annual Health Fair in western Jamaica.  The event was held at the Maroon Town Health Centre in St. James on Wednesday, May 29.  Other services provided, at no cost to residents, included medical examinations, foot care, reflexology treatment, pap smears and nutritional counselling. Representatives of the Registrar General Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, St. James Public Health Department and Social Development Commission were also present to provide information and services to the public.  Some 300 persons benefited from the health fair, which was organized by FFP’s Western Committee. 

Dr. Paul Robinson (left) was among the team of medical personnel who volunteered their time and expertise at the sixth stating of Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica Annual Health Fair in the west.  This year’s event was held at the Maroon Town Health Centre in  St. James on Wednesday, May 29.    Approximately 300 residents, including children, benefited from various health care services including dental and medical examinations, foot care, reflexology treatment, pap smears and nutritional counseling.  Representatives of the Registrar’s General Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, St. James Public Health Department and Social Development Commission were also present to provide information and services to the public.  The event was organized by FFP’s Western Committee, which was established in 2003 to adequately determine the needs of the poor in the western region.