Canada’s High Commission here yesterday launched a $343.6m reproductive rights programme that aims to widen services to women and girls in the hinterland along with Venezuelan migrants.
The CDN$2.25m Enhancing Quality, Access and Logistics (EQUAL) of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) project will be implemented by UNFPA through the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association and Help and Shelter.
Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Mark Berman along with Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud and Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) sub-regional office for the Caribbean, Jewel Quallo-Rosberg signed the project work plan during the official launch at Berman’s Bel Air residence.
