Every healthcare facility, government and private, will now have a reminder of the zero tolerance for stigma or discrimination to anyone seeking health treatment, including protection from prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation.
This was assured by the Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, as he presented the first stigma and discrimination plaque and suggestion box to the National Care and Treatment Center, at the Georgetown Public Hospital, at a ceremony held yesterday.
Identical plaques and suggestion boxes will be placed in health facilities across Guyana and the Minister reminded private health entities that this will be a requirement for the granting of