Guyana cited for high rates of suicide, violence, underage drinking

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PAHO’s data on heavy drinking and violence among youths in schools which was presented at the conference.
PAHO’s data on heavy drinking and violence among youths in schools which was presented at the conference.

By Jeanna Pearson in Grenada

 

Guyana was placed under the microscope yesterday at the opening of the 60th Caribbean Public Health Agency Research Conference in Grenada, when several health researchers who presented on the prevalence of violence and injury in the Caribbean, ranked this country as one of the top distressed countries.

Researchers revealed data gathered from almost all of the 24 Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) member countries pertaining to violence and injury and offered recommendations to tackle these issues.

Besides being ranked as having the highest suicide rate in the world, Guyana was listed as one of the