PAHO Guyana conducted COVID-19 Information Session and Distributed Care Packages to Adolescents in Region 10 29 Jun 2021
Guyana, 29 June, 2021 - To protect the Adolescents and Youths in Guyana, the Ministry of Health, the Adolescent Health Unit, and Guyana PAHO/WHO implemented the Adolescent Health and Wellbeing project. The Susan Buffet Foundation funded this project. Several schools in Linden District, Region 10, were sensitized on the Coronavirus Disease and COVID-19 Vaccines. The schools visited were Linden Foundation, Mackenzie High School, New Silver City Secondary School, Wisburg Secondary School, Harmony Secondary, and the For the Childrens Sake Foundation.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Guyana has closed all schools in March 2020. However, in September 2020, the Ministry of Education allowed the tenth and eleventh grades students to attend school to continue the school syllabus. These students will sit the 2021 Caribbean Secondary Scho
Guyana conducted COVID-19 Information Session and Care Package Distribution with Adolescents, Region 10 29 Jun 2021
Guyana, 29 June, 2021 - To protect the Adolescents and Youths in Guyana, the Ministry of Health, Adolescent Health Unit, in collaboration with Guyana PAHO/WHO implementing a project funded through a donation by the Susan Buffet Foundation, visited Region 10 to continue COVID-19 sensitization sessions and COVID-19 Vaccines with several schools. The schools visited were Linden Foundation, Mackenzie High School, New Silver City Secondary School, Wisburg Secondary School, Harmony Secondary, and the For the Childrens Sake Foundation.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Guyana has closed all schools in March 2020. However, in September 2020, the Ministry of Education allowed the tenth and eleventh grades students to attend school to continue the school syllabus. These students will sit the 2021 Caribbean Secondary School Examinations. Vital