Guyana’s embassy in Geneva has started discussions with the World Health Organization (WHO) on putting in place a public health programme to tackle cancer, one of the biggest killer diseases in Guyana and the Caribbean, Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge says.
“The incidences of cancer in Guyana is a major problem,” Greenidge told the media on Thursday at a press conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Referring to the prevalence of cervical cancer among Guyana’s indigenous women, and certain types of cancers among the African community, he said that the WHO “has been primed by the Ministry of Health to see whether they can work with us on a public health programme.”
A WHO team was in Guyana between 3rd and 7th December looking at a baseline study with recommendations for effective cancer control, the Minister disclosed. The objective of the public health programme is to monitor the incidences and to do something about those who are already affected by cancer, he said.
