{"id":19304,"date":"2024-04-30T21:39:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19304"},"modified":"2024-04-30T21:40:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:40:03","slug":"un-envoy-commends-guyanas-hiv-response-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/un-envoy-commends-guyanas-hiv-response-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Envoy Commends Guyana&#8217;s HIV Response Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Nations (UN) Country Director, Dr. Richard Amenyah, recently lauded Guyana&#8217;s strides in combating the spread of HIV\/AIDS and ensuring access to essential treatment services during an appearance on NCN&#8217;s Guyana Today Show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With data from UNAIDS indicating one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the region back in 2008, Guyana has since witnessed a significant turnaround in its approach to HIV\/AIDS prevention and treatment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Amenyah emphasized the country&#8217;s commendable efforts in identifying individuals living with HIV\/AIDS, citing that approximately 94% to 95% of affected persons in Guyana are aware of their status\u2014a remarkable achievement that surpasses many Caribbean nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Amenyah underscored the importance of this high rate of HIV status awareness, noting that it enables prompt access to treatment and reduces the risk of virus transmission to others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He revealed that 72% of those aware of their status are actively engaged in treatment and care, highlighting the effectiveness of ongoing initiatives in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Dr. Amenyah stressed the continued need for HIV prevention advocacy, particularly among key populations such as young people and individuals with multiple partnerships, including the LGBTQ community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the importance of mobilizing efforts to promote HIV prevention practices and ensure access to quality health services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving forward, the distribution of condoms, provision of accurate information, and the delivery of quality health services will remain integral components of Guyana&#8217;s HIV\/AIDS response strategy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the United Nations and the Ministry of Health have reaffirmed their commitment to collaborating on awareness-raising initiatives aimed at curbing the spread of HIV\/AIDS in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana continues its efforts to address HIV\/AIDS, the collaborative partnership between government agencies and international organizations like the UN remains vital in achieving the shared goal of creating a healthier and more resilient society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon United Nations (UN) Country Director, Dr. Richard Amenyah, recently lauded Guyana&#8217;s strides in combating the spread of HIV\/AIDS and ensuring access to essential treatment services during an&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19304","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\/19304","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=19304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19306,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19304\/revisions\/19306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}