Hi Everyone,
Last month, an article was published in Stabroek News (Friday, August 14) written by Guyana’s former Director of the Government Analyst Food & Drug Department, Marilyn Collins, titled – ‘Food Fortification & The Health of the Guyanese Population.’ In the article Ms Collins referenced the statistics of the most recent survey conducted in Guyana (in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization PAHO) on iron deficiency anaemia. The current data shows some improvement compared to the last survey figures for the period 1996 – 1997.
The improved figures can be attributed to the several programmes developed and implemented since then to address the issue.