Georgetown: The Ministry of Health has firmly positioned malaria on the front burner of the national agenda.
At a conference held Thursday at the Princess Hotel, Providence, East Bank Demerara the Ministry engage partners in the national mobilization effort against malaria.
The confab was called to address the Ministry of Health’s structure and systems in place to fight malaria.
At the event were representatives of National Toshaos Council, Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, Medical Council of Guyana, University of Guyana, Cyril Potter College of Education, Guyana Police Force and Media Practitioners, Pan American Health Organisation World Health Organisation, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Forest Producers Association, Guyana Women Miners Association, Ministry of Education, and the Guyana Defence Force.
Minister of Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran said malaria is a serious public health threat.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shamdeo Persaud noted that Guyana is one of the countries in the Americas that have been affected by malaria for many decades. However the coastal regions are free of malaria, a state that he insists the Ministry intends to retain.
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