Public Health Screening Project

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Introduction

In December, 2005, Nourish International provided $500 to Naman Shah and a team of fellow UNC students to conduct a health screening project for anemia. The students worked with Guyana's health system to conduct the project.

This manual was developed to introduce individuals (laypersons, community health workers, nurses, doctors, administrators) to the HbCS system in the specific context of Guyana. Whenever possible, we strongly encourage that the HbCS be introduced in a comparative manner with the currently used technique (ex. HemoCue in this instance). A direct comparison will allow individuals to assess the strengths and weaknesses of both systems in a first-hand manner.