Guyana gets more COVID shots with Canada’s help

Guyana on Friday received 55,000 doses of COVID19 vaccines procured through support from Canada.

A release from the

Canadian High Commission said that the vaccines were received at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri by Dr Leslie

Ramsammy, Advisor to the Minister of Health; Political Counselor at the High Commission of Canada, Caroline Mireault, and Officer in Charge at PAHO/WHO, Daniel Albert.

According to the release, High Commissioner of Canada, Mark Berman, applauded the efforts of the Government of Guyana in ensuring that vaccines are available for everyone in the country. “The Government of Guyana has done tremendous work to ensure the availability and access of vaccines to the people in need. But we also recognize that the migrant populations have also put an additional weight on the health care system. As such, Canada is proud to be able to provide this support to the Ministry of Health in an effort to ensure the entire population could be served,” he stated.

Earlier this year Canada had announced a contribution of CDN $50 million to the Pan-American Health