I-Tech closes programme in Guyana

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
From left are CDC program manager Nicolette Henry, Professor E. Michael Reyes Junior Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran and Country Director of I-Tech Guyana Dr. Wallis Best-Plummer after a handing over of the I-Tech Guyana products and inventory to the Ministry of Health, including a Training and Curriculum Development Manual.
From left are CDC program manager Nicolette Henry, Professor E. Michael Reyes Junior Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran and Country Director of I-Tech Guyana Dr. Wallis Best-Plummer after a handing over of the I-Tech Guyana products and inventory to the Ministry of Health, including a Training and Curriculum Development Manual.

The International Training & Education Centre for Health (I-Tech), which has been working collaboratively with the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Guyana since 2005, was brought to an official close yesterday afternoon.

Giving an overview of the programme in Guyana, Country Director Dr Wallis Best-Plummer said I-Tech, formerly the International Training and Education Centre on HIV, was founded in 2002 by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Government in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an international model of the US domestic AIDS Education and