25th May 2022
Women’s Health Fair at Vieux Fort Wellness Centre
By Ministry Of Health
Women residing in Vieux-Fort and surrounding communities were granted the opportunity to gain information on maintaining healthy lifestyles and receive health checks following a women’s health fair held at the Vieux-Fort Wellness Centre.
Public Health Nursing Supervisor for Region 5 Jasmine Daniel says this activity is necessary and timely as it catered to working women who are unable to access the service during the working week and those who can’t afford the medical services.
“This health fair we think it is very important because we are seeing some cases of breast cancer and cervical cancer in our region and with early detection, we really want to echo the importance of early detection and screening. With early detection and screening you can get early treatment, diagnosis because breast cancer and cervical cancer does not necessarily need to be a death sentence. If you get the early treatment and early diagnosis, you can get treated and you don’t necessarily have to lose a loved one.”
Participant of the women’s health fair Gretchen Jacobs-Mercier says she is extremely grateful for this activity and encourages other women to get health checks done regularly.
“Cancer runs in my family, both breast cancer and colon cancer, so I have always understood this is something I personally need to stay well up to date on, my wellness checks and the different tests like the pap smear that are available. I came today so thankful that it was going to be so close to home and free of charge and it was going to be on a Sunday so I could attend to it and be prompt about it. You’ve got to know how well you are and how well you are not. So, you got to come and start from some point to know where you are health wise and then you monitor it. It’s critical.”
Another participant Natasha Toussaint says she is very pleased to gain information which will empower her to improve her overall health.
“I heard that it was open to the public and I thought that it was necessary to come here today to find out if I have any underlying issues medically and that I could get the different benefits like your mental, your nutrition and other medical requirements checks.”
The women’s health fair offered the services of breast exam, pap smear, gynecology consultation, dental services, and sexual and reproductive health consultation.
The fair also featured information on various health topics such as mental health, breast health and healthy lifestyles.
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