GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Pan American Health Organisation and the World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) are conducting an international health regulations voluntary external evaluation (IHR-VEE) aimed at assessing gaps in various areas of the health sector and implementing new strategies, where necessary.
The representatives from the two United Nations agencies will measure Guyana’s national status and progress in achieving the IHR core capacities, including surveillance, health emergency management, and financing.
The team will evaluate until Friday and provide a report at the end.
Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, said that while Guyana has implemented the core capacities, the evaluation is still imperative for the country.
“We will use the report of the JEE (Joint External Evaluation) in our plans and programs. The timing for this JEE coincides with our budgeting cycle, and therefore, one will see in the 2024 budget a specific reference to the JEE report of Guyana. That specific budget will be allocated,” Dr. Ramsammy said.
A government statement said that the assessment comes when Guyana is exponentially transforming its health system by building additional hospitals, modernizing health services, and training nurses, doctors, and other health workers.
PAHO Representative in Guyana, Dr. Luis Codina, said the exercise will be far-reaching.
“It is related to the well-being of the Guyanese people as we are here to look towards the future and to change some things for the better,” Dr. Codina said.
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