Guyana continues to makes strides in the delivery of public healthcare across the regions and has been formally recognised for its stellar work in the area of immunization.
According to Ministry of Health (MoH) release on Monday, Guyana has received official correspondence from the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Americas, Dr Jarbas Barbosa, congratulating the country for its exceptional immunisation coverage for 2023.
The letter stated, “The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) wishes to congratulate the Co-operative Republic of Guyana for the encouraging results in routine immunization coverage obtained in the last year, as reported in the Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC) published by WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF)”.