The US Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Guyana has donated 20,000 malaria rapid diagnostic tests to the Guyana National Malaria Programme.
A release yesterday from the US Embassy said that the donation is in response to a malaria test kit shortage in the country and will greatly strengthen Guyana’s malaria response.
It is unclear why there should have been a shortage as malaria has historically been a key challenge here and test kits would be a priority budgetary allocation.
US Ambassador Nicole D. Theriot in the statement reiterated that “the United States is a committed and long-term partner in Guyana’s development. This donation supports the Government of Guyana’s vision of a Malaria Free Guyana by 2030.”