Guyana has won the distinguished Sérgio Arouca Award for Excellence for its outstanding performance in Universal Health Care from the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO).
Director of the Young Adult Health and Wellness Unit Dr Marcia Paltoo accepted the award for the Ministry of Health’s Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illness (IMAI) Programme at PAHO’s 50th Directing Council in Washington, USA.
According to a Government Informa-tion Agency (GINA) press release, a formal handover ceremony was held on Monday at the ministry’s Brickdam office where Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy received a