The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the United States’ President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) on Tuesday hosted a workshop on diversity and sensitivity for health care workers, to combat the stigma and discrimination that continue to hamper HIV/AIDS treatment.
The overall objective of the workshop was to control HIV/AIDS epidemic and achieve a sustainable response, a report from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said. The pilot training in Guyana is based on providing the key population with friendly services regarding HIV/AIDS issues.
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Shamdeo Persaud told the workshop that the training was timely as Caribbean Wellness Day 2014 is being observed. The CMO noted that Guyana has
