{"id":316367,"date":"2024-02-05T16:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T20:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=316367"},"modified":"2024-02-05T16:00:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T20:00:26","slug":"world-pediatric-program-attends-to-100-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/world-pediatric-program-attends-to-100-children\/","title":{"rendered":"World Pediatric Program attends to 100 children"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_316368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-316368\" style=\"width: 414px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-316368\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dr.-Dwayne-Laville.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"234\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-316368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Dwayne Laville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over one hundred children in Dominica have received free assessment under the World Pediatric Program (WPP) over the past few days. \u00a0The WPP mission is to heal children and advance pediatric healthcare in the world.\u00a0Focus was also placed on speech and behaviour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Pediatrician on the Winston Ward at the Dominica China Friendship Hospital\u00a0Pediatric Project, Dr. Dwayne Laville said the initiative has greatly benefited the children of Dominica.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cThis mission that they are having right now is of tremendous importance. As you already know the number of children that we are seeing within the two-day period is approximately 100,\u201d he said during an interview.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Dr. Laville, speech difficulties, \u201cthis may be something that we do not actually have a lot of assistance with, because I do believe that we may have privately a speech therapist, but in terms of the outreach it is one that is of tremendous importance and we are eternally grateful for the service that they are providing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He stated that there is a great number of children with that difficulty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe WPP provides its services free of charge, so this is in fact free of charge to our Dominican people and to the children,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He mentioned that the main goal of the WPP is healing the children and providing healthcare for those who are unable to access it otherwise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is free to the children, all they had to do was show up,\u201d Dr. Laville reiterated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He hopes that after the situation is assessed necessary recommendations can be made.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAfterwards we put together not just for ourselves, but the ministry as the necessary recommendations, working with WPP as to how they can further follow-up with these children and what are the necessary goals that we can set for them and hopefully they may be able to come back for other missions in the future,\u201d Dr. Laville indicated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, he advised parents that they should seek medical attention for their child\/children whenever they notice something is wrong with him\/her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe first thing may not necessarily be that you run into the hospital, but you have available as the country makes it possible, doctors in each district, you can follow-up with your nurses\u2026.\u201d He advised.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He continued, \u201cReach out to your teachers in each area. 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