Health ministry to focus on STIs overshadowed by HIV

Guyana’s first comprehensive Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Strategic Plan is now a reality and the Ministry of Health is developing a two-year work schedule that will focus on the priority areas.

The plan, which will place more focus on diseases that have been overshadowed by HIV, was in the making since last year and is now set to be implemented by 2020. It is expected to assist health officials in addressing STIs in the same way HIV has been addressed.

Yesterday, the ministry held a workshop at