Tag: National Aids Programme Secretariat
New HIV/AIDS medication effectively combats virus – NAPS Programme Manager
─ Improved drug regimen to treat adults living with HIV To boost Guyana’s efforts to further minimise the spread of ... Read More
Guyana working to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV by end of 2024
Guyana has made tremendous progress in reducing the transmission of HIV from mothers to their children during pregnancy, childbirth, or ... Read More
Health ministry to intensify HIV prevention and treatment efforts countrywide
The Ministry of Health, through the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) will be upping the ante in the prevention and ... Read More
‘PrEP for Sex’ packages available for HIV at-risk persons
Although the medication pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been introduced in Guyana two years ago, the National Aids Programme Secretariat (NAPS) ... Read More
More HIV, STI testing sites to be accessible with new ‘quick res’ Web App
Persons from the ten administrative regions in Guyana are now able to access testing sites within their areas, that can ... Read More
Region Five healthcare workers benefit from anti-stigma, discrimination training
The Ministry of Health through the National Aids Programme Secretariat (NAPS) has trained 27 healthcare workers in Region Five on ... Read More
Annual pre-Valentines HIV/AIDS testing programme kickstarts tomorrow
The National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) will be kickstarting its annual “Test of love” activity on Saturday, just in time ... Read More
More than 50 percent HIV/AIDS victims vaccinated against COVID-19 – NAPS
-Health Minister urges more vaccination National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) Manager, Dr. Tariq Jagnarine has reported that 55 per cent ... Read More
Ministry launches new HIV National Strategic Plan
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, on Tuesday, officially launched the new HIV National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2021-2025, which ... Read More
NAPS warns HIV positive persons of vulnerability to COVID-19 infections
DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, April 22, 2020 The National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) has called on persons living with HIV to ... Read More