Archive for September, 2005
Wednesday, September 28th, 2005
Source: Stabroek News
A total of $4.2M has been approved by the World Bank for a six-month programme of workshops and lectures to be conducted at seven government ministries which were identified to promote HIV/ AIDS awareness in the workplace.
The seven ministries are: Home Affairs, Education, Local Government, Amer-indian Affairs, Culture, ...
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Monday, September 26th, 2005
Source: Guyana Chronicle
(GINA) Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has left for Washington D.C to attend the Caribbean Community’s (Caricom) meeting of Health Ministers and the Pan American Health Organisation’s 46 th annual Commonwealth meetings.
High on the agenda will be issues affecting the health sectors of Caricom Countries.
Some of the ...
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Saturday, September 24th, 2005
Source: Guyana Chronicle
“IF we are going to win the fight against HIV/AIDS, young people will have to take leadership, therefore the education system will have to play a more vital role”, Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy declared yesterday.
The Health Minister was speaking at an exhibition organised by the Ministry ...
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Saturday, September 17th, 2005
Source: Stabroek News
A Behavioural Surveillance Survey (BSS) conducted last year among 2,713 youths has found that more in-school youths are engaging in risky sexual behaviour, compared with out-of-school youths.
The implications for HIV/ AIDS, which has greatly impacted on the younger populace within recent years, remain grave given that more than ...
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Monday, September 12th, 2005
Source: Stabroek News
In recent months, Guyana has been told by a key financier in the HIV fight that its Anti-Retroviral Drugs (ARVs) must be sourced from an entity approved by the US FDA or WHO pre-qualified.
As of now, Guyana's ARVs are being procured from the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (NGPC) ...
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Monday, September 12th, 2005
Source: Stabroek News
The Presidential Commission coordinating the fight against HIV/AIDS in the country is functioning but it needs to be strengthened to play a wider role in terms of coordination of the various partners, UNAIDS Country Coordinator for Guyana and Suriname, Dr Michel de Groulard says.In a brief interview following ...
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Monday, September 12th, 2005
Source: Guyana Chronicle
Last week the World AIDS Campaign was launched at the Promenade Gardens by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with international donors and non-governmental organisations. What must Guyana and Guyanese do to get on top of the HIV/AIDS pandemic? We asked several persons who were at the launching ...
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Friday, September 9th, 2005
Source: Stabroek News
Health centres attached to the Ministry of Health would not turn away any school child who goes for an HIV test or anyone seeking counselling or testing for HIV, says Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy.
Speaking on the occasion of the launching of Guyana 2005 World AIDS Campaign, ...
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Friday, September 9th, 2005
Source: Guyana Chronicle
GUYANA’s World AIDS Campaign 2005 was launched yesterday by the Ministry of Health in the Promenade Gardens, Middle Street, Georgetown, in the midst of an exhibition showcasing HIV/AIDS prevention materials and awareness and prevention data.
The launching paves the way for a series of activities which will lead up ...
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Friday, September 9th, 2005
Source: Stabroek News
The Ministry of Health and seven other ministries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Wednesday as part of a national multi-sectoral response to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS.
As part of the prevention and control project funded by the government of Guyana and the World Bank, a treatment ...
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