Guyana has been struggling in the area of sexual and reproductive health although some barriers have been broken, according to Patricia Sheerattan-Bisnauth, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation, who says the health risks that women face have tremendous impact on their families and society as a whole.
Speaking during a recent virtual panel discussion on “Sexual and Reproductive Health – Why is it Important to Gender Equality?” which was hosted by the Women and Gender Equality Commis-sion, Sheerattan-Bisnauth said Guyana’s maternity mortality rate is still very concerning as is access to family planning by all women but especially vulnerable women and girls. The vulnerable includes migrants and those in the LBGT community who are shut out of the public health care system.
