Conrad Joseph, one of CanGO’s Directors, returned from Guyana in late February 2020, where he organized the surgeries for the children who were referred by our physicians during our 2019 mission. These children were from Regions 1, 2 and 6. Most of the children returned to their homes on February 27 following their post-op appointments. All surgeries were very successful. There are, however, a few more surgeries to be performed: One child, who had her hernia repaired also has a malformed ear and decreased hearing. After doing the pre-op testing, the ENT surgeon determined that more specialized equipment will be needed to perform the surgery. This surgery is scheduled for the Fall of 2020. In addition, two children, one with a hernia and one with club foot, will have their surgeries on March 23.

CanGO would like to thank the physicians of Smile Train and Dr. Shilo Rajkumar for performing the surgeries on the children with cleft lip and/or palate, Dr. Marisa Seepersaud for performing hernia repairs on the two children, Dr. Shawn Legall who will be performing the surgery on the child with decreased hearing, Dr. Akintunde Watson who will be performing the surgery on the child with club foot, and the GHPC Echo Lab for performing the echocardiograms on the two children with potential cardiac issues. Below are some pictures of the children.