A recent study conducted in four of Guyana’s most populated regions has found that limited mental health support and the lack of tester-counsellors and social workers in Region Six as major gaps in providing HIV services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study, which was conducted by the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) with funding from the UK-based Frontline AIDS organisation, was done to assess how key populations (KPs) experienced HIV services in Guyana during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Based on the findings, SASOD is now calling on the government to “urgently prioritise mental health”.
