A graduation ceremony was held on October 1 for 18 frontline healthcare workers who were trained under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded clinical management training programme for HIV/AIDS.
According to a release from the US Embassy, Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch attended the ceremony with Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony and Director of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), Dr Rosmond Adams.
The release said that the eight-week training was completed by the University of Washington in the U.S. together with representatives from CARICOM and healthcare providers at the National Care and Treatment Centre and St Joseph Mercy Hospital.
“The partnerships of events like these are a testament to our common goal to improve healthcare and the health delivery systems, for the benefit and prosperity for all”, said Lynch.
The release said that the United States has provided Guyana with over US$185 million to fight HIV/AIDS since 2004, mostly through the U.S. President’s Emergency Action for AIDS Relief.
