{"id":15170,"date":"2024-01-04T22:09:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15170"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:09:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:09:23","slug":"guyana-sees-decline-in-new-hiv-and-tuberculosis-cases-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-sees-decline-in-new-hiv-and-tuberculosis-cases-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Sees Decline in New HIV and Tuberculosis Cases in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In 2023, Guyana experienced a notable decline in new HIV cases, according to a report from Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister stated that the country recorded 238 new HIV cases, signaling a positive trend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he highlighted that approximately 9,000 individuals in Guyana are living with HIV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Anthony emphasized that out of the people living with HIV, 6,558 individuals are currently on treatment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Health Ministry&#8217;s significant investment in a 105-million-dollar viral load machine at the National Public Health Reference Laboratory has enabled the monitoring of viral loads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This technology helps assess the effectiveness of treatment and determine viral suppression, crucial for preventing the transmission of the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report also noted a decline in tuberculosis (TB) cases, a positive development in the country&#8217;s healthcare landscape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Anthony highlighted the progress by comparing the current TB cases to those in 2019, revealing a decrease from 4,198 cases to 337 cases in the reported period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These updates were provided in the NCN Health report, sponsored by Essential Care Pharmacy and GTM Insurance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The efforts to combat HIV and TB showcase the commitment of Guyana&#8217;s health sector to improving public health outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2023, Guyana experienced a notable decline in new HIV cases, according to a report from Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony. The minister stated that the country recorded 238&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15171,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15172,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15170\/revisions\/15172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}