While Guyana has achieved much in the fight against HIV, there is still much more to be done to close the testing and treatment gaps and remove legislative barriers to prevent inequalities, according to Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony.
Dr Anthony said that his ministry is working to close those gaps by increasing access to testing through self-testing and working with partners to offer voluntary counselling and testing in all regions.
In his message to mark World AIDS Day, observed on December 1 under the theme ‘End inequalities. End AIDS. End Pandemics,’ Dr Anthony said there are some 9,022 persons who were diagnosed with HIV with some 6,573 of that number on treatment and some 4,052 virally suppressed.