Cover photo: Residents at the Wallaba health-post recommissioning, February 2024. Department of Public Information.
Wallaba is a village in the Moruca sub-district of Barima-Waini, Region 1. It is one of the smaller communities included in the Essequibo county directory.
A local health post
DPI reported the reopening of Wallaba’s upgraded health post in February 2024, alongside a similar reopening at Koko. The report also recorded plans for school repairs and a water system at Wallaba. Those plans are identified as announcements at that time, rather than confirmed present-day facilities.
The photograph accompanying this profile shows residents at the Wallaba health-post gathering in February 2024. It is a record of community participation, not a photograph of a different village or an illustration generated for this article.
Explore nearby and related places
- Santa Rosa: Community Life in Moruca, Region 1
- Kwabanna: Cassava Farming and Community Enterprise in Moruca
- Region 1 community directory
- Essequibo county directory
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