HIV prevalence has reduced in Guyana within recent years showing “progress in the fight” but Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has said he is concerned about the adolescent age group where the numbers have not reduced.
There has been no evidence to point to an increase in the category of youths aged 15 to 19 years, he said yesterday, but while the numbers have gone down among the risk groups and other demographics, the adolescent incidence rate is the same. “The 15 to 19 age group is an area for concern for Guyana,” Ramsammy told reporters at a press briefing.
He said that there is persistence
