THE Guyana Police Force, on Monday, received a quantity of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to assist the force in its fight against COVID-19.
The donation was made by Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn. The equipment includes K-95 Masks, protective coveralls, gloves, face shields and protective goggles.
The items were received by the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons in the form of a donation from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to aid frontline officers from the Guyana Police Force’s Trafficking in Persons Unit (CID), and other departments who are actively involved in the fight against trafficking in persons.

After recognising the potential health risks posed to officers who interface with victims and perpetrators of human trafficking, the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons saw it necessary to ensure that all precautions are taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Distributions of PPE were also made to the Ministry of Social Protection’s Counter Trafficking in Persons Unit, and to a number of TIP Shelters and Transitional Facilities for the use in activities related to combating trafficking in persons and assisting in protecting victims of trafficking during the COVID-19 pandemic.