This morning at the Ministry of Health’s Brickdam Headquarters, PAHO Consultants Tanya Nicole Fernandes and Amiti Varma, joined by Mr Daniel Albrecht, the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Representative (a.i.) in Guyana, and Dr Rainer Escalada, PAHO’s Advisor on Health Surveillance, Disease Prevention, and Control, met with the Honourable Minister Dr Frank Anthony.
Their visit to Guyana centers on enhancing media reporting on suicide to foster improved public awareness and promote responsible reporting practices related to mental health and suicide prevention.
Also attending the meeting were Dr Timothy Morgan, Director of the Mental Health Unit; Dr Travis Freeman, Head of the Drug Demand Reduction Unit; and Dr Natasha Sobers, PAHO Advisor on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health.
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Minister having discussion with the PHAO and MOH team