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Health & Human Services

Health and human services play a crucial role in helping Guyanese, especially low-income individuals and seniors, to afford food and other basic necessities, get the health care they need, live independently and build jobs skills and find meaningful work. The Budget & Policy Institute analyzes government spending and related policies on health and human services, identifying critical gaps in public investment and ways in which the government can boost access to these essential supports.

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Guyana Flirts with a Public Health Crisis: Immunization Rates Fell Despite Record Funding for Health

Blog, Featured Resources, Health & Human ServicesBy Ryan RamphulApril 16, 2018

Once a poster child for immunization coverage, Guyana is flirting with a public health crisis from common preventable illnesses. In 2016, vaccination rates that protects against polio, tuberculosis, pneumococcal disease and other fatal bacterial infections declined between 3 – 5 percentage point over 2014. The decline in these vaccination rates are not only striking but a surprise given that from 2014 public health expenditures grew by 29% or almost $6 billion, reaching a total of $26.2 billion in 2016. Lawmakers and public health professionals, alike, must take these findings seriously, take immediate actions to investigate the causes, and corrective measures to ensure that every child gets vaccinated on time.

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Guyana has one of the Highest Mother and Child Death Rates in Latin America and the Caribbean, Mostly from Preventable Causes

Featured Resources, Health & Human Services, Policy ReportBy Richa SekhaniDecember 6, 2017

Guyana continues to experience one of the highest mother and child death rates in Latin American and the Caribbean, despite economic growth and larger government spending. Insufficient public investment in the healthcare sector and the resulting poor quality of services and lack of access to needed care leads to many preventable deaths. Fortunately, there are common sense policies the government can adopt to significantly improve access to and the quality of services needed to keep mothers and children alive.

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Guyana Ratings on Gender Equality and Social Cohesion Declined, World Bank Data Shows

Blog, Featured Resources, Health & Human ServicesBy Dhanraj SinghAugust 26, 2017

The experience of countries around the world shows that closing the gender gap and reducing inequality results in better social and economic outcomes, and promotes widespread prosperity. Unfortunately, in Guyana, there is a reversal of progress made in these policy priorities, according to according to recently released data by the World Bank. This is likely a contributing factor to the country’s current social and economic problems.

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