Guyana ‘first’ in Caribbean to implement HIV drug resistance monitoring

Dr Leslie Ramsammy

Guyana has launched and implemented an HIV Drug Resistance (HIVDR) Mon-itoring programme in the local health care system, in collaboration with PAHO/ WHO.

According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release Guyana is the first nation in the Caribbean to implement the programme. Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy said, “This is a step forward that demonstrates how comprehensive Guyana’s diagnostic