The Government of Guyana is spearheading a drive to have pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing done locally by foreign investors in an effort to boost the region’s self-sufficiency and reduce import dependency.
To this end, a Ministry of Health press release on Wednesday announced the convening of a two-day hybrid workshop geared at strengthening the European Union, Latin America, and Caribbean partnership on health resilience and vaccine production.
A press release explained that the workshop at the Pegasus Hotel in Georgetown, was a collaboration between the European Union Delegations in Guyana and Barbados, the Ministry of Health, and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). Over 50 participants from Caricom nations were invited.