The United States (U.S.) government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), launched RESET, the Caribbean Resilient Economies and Sectors activity on October 7 at the margins of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA). The CWA took place from October 7-11 at the UWI Open Campus in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Caribbean RESET reflects USAID’s ongoing commitment to ...
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Guyana closer to eliminating filariasis or ‘big foot’ disease
Guyana has almost eliminated filariasis, widely known locally as ‘big foot’, with remaining work to be done in only two of the ten administrative regions, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said, even as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) announced a new package of assistance to fight the mosquito-borne disease. “We’re having ...
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