PAHO on Friday donated US$10,000 worth of equipment to the Guyana Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to boost its capacity to ensure that systems are in place to conduct surveillance and to detect and diagnose diseases that may affect animal and public health.
The equipment will upgrade the laboratory to reinforce early detection and prevention of Avian Influenza (bird flu) and includes a scientific advance stereo microscope, a thermo scientific water bath, an automatic Pipettor and a ph meter, a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release said. Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Country Director Dr Kathleen Israel handed over the items to Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud at the laboratory in the ministry’s compound on Regent Street and Vlissengen Road. Several senior officers from the Animal Health Department including Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Kenrick Elias and personnel from PAHO attended the brief ceremony.
