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With hopes of encouraging a healthy lifestyle and promoting health awareness, the Sisters of Mercy on Saturday hosted its second annual Men’s Health Fair in the compound of the Saint Joseph’s Mercy Hospital on Parade Street, Georgetown.The activity provided about 300 men with practically free health services. The medical professionals of the hospital performed blood group and pressure testing as well as sugar,NFL Jerseys China, cholesterol and HIV tests.They also did counseling, massages and physiotherapeutic sessions. The fair offered free consultations with the Emergency Room doctors and also 5% off of all medications. Patrons also benefited from free eye testing.The Health Fair housed information booths which exhibited posters and distributed information brochures and flyers on relevant health issues. Medical personnel present at the booths, were prompt in answering questions and offered medical advice to those in need of relevant knowledge.Ms. Adrian Anderson,Cheap Jerseys, Associate Administrator of the hospital and Co-Coordinator of the Health Fair stated that many people (mostly men) only visit health facilities when they are ill; so the administrators of the hospital were leaning towards encouraging patrons to practice prevention as opposed to leaning on medicine only for cures.The Men’s Health Fair was an effort to particularly make men aware of the importance of health. When asked why the Sisters of Mercy chose to focus on men, Co-Coordinator Anderson,China Jerseys NFL Wholesale, indicated that traditionally,Wholesale Soccer Jerseys, men are less willing to seek out medical care. She stated that they (men) have a greater tendency to wait until it becomes evident that their body requires medical attention before they subject themselves to medical services.Anderson stated that the objective of the health fair was to provide an opportunity for men to step out, become aware of what is going on with their health/bodies and to discover ways in which their health can be improved. She further highlighted that one of the particular goals of the activity was to raise awareness of the importance of testing.Two Men receiving massages at the Health FairAnderson told Kaieteur News that “The event was pretty successful. Anything organised that actually get men to come out,Jerseys From China, become aware of their health and get tested, we consider a success. As long as people become aware of their health,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, we are successful. We achieved that. Even if it was one person, we would still consider that a success. Health is something we should all be aware of.”