While the US will continue to support Guyana in wiping out HIV and AIDS, this will be gradually scaled back as local mechanisms are strengthened and the role of the US will eventually evolve to one of technical assistance.
In an exclusive interview with the Stabroek News on Monday last week, US Ambassador to Guyana D Brent Hardt noted that the country has seen a reduction in the incidence of HIV as a result of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative.
PEPFAR was born in 2003 out of a stated commitment by former US President George W Bush to contain HIV which was
