Archive for November, 2005
Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
Source: Guyana Chronicle
AIDS, spreading unobserved since the late 1970s, was not clinically identified until 1981, a quarter of a century ago. Today, there are roughly 40.3 million People Living with HIV (PLH) compared to 37.5 million in 2003; 5 million new HIV cases in 2005; and about 3 million AIDS ...
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2005
Source: Stabroek News
The Ministry of Health yesterday launched its Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) Campaign, which is funded by the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
Guyenterprise Advertising Agency was contracted to do advertisements, billboards, posters and brochures and a documentary and part of the campaign targets the reduction of ...
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Sunday, November 27th, 2005
Source: Guyana Chronicle
AS WORLD AIDS Day which is observed on December 1 approaches, Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy has noticed “a sense of excitement” unforeseen during previous observances and feels this is testimony to the work his ministry and other agencies have doing in raising public awareness of the pandemic.
At ...
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Friday, November 25th, 2005
Source: Guyana Chronicle
NEW Amsterdam Multilateral School has emerged the winner of the Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne) National HIV/AIDS Drama Competition.
In New Amsterdam Town Hall, where the rivalry was staged last Friday, the winning school amassed 265 points for the skit ‘Why Lord? Why?’ and won a ‘Dell’ computer and printer ...
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Thursday, November 24th, 2005
Source: Guyana Chronicle
REGIONAL church organisations which met here for two days to, among other issues, identify challenges relating to HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination and define a role in which they can make their contributions, have deemed the meeting a success.
To this end, a collective decision was taken that a working ...
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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005
Source: Guyana Chronicle
EVERY child living with HIV/AIDS in Guyana is being guaranteed access to life-prolonging antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) thanks to the help of the AIDS initiative of former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Mr Alfredo Idiarte of the Clinton Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday, ...
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005
Source: Stabroek News
Identifying challenges relating to the HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination and defining ways to reduce this will be discussed at today's second Champions for Change Conference.
The conference, convened by the Caricom-coordinated Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) will involve regional faith-based organisations (FBOs). They will meet at Le Meridien ...
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Monday, November 14th, 2005
Source: Guyana Chronicle
A TOP United States (U.S.) diplomat here has said there is reason for hope in the battle against HIV/AIDS, with the leadership shown by Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, technical leaders in the Maternal Child Health Department of his Ministry and other partners.
Mr Michael Thomas, Deputy Chief ...
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Friday, November 11th, 2005
Source: Guyana Chronicle
THE Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development conducted a workshop on HIV/AIDS, on Wednesday, for members of the Region Three (West Demerara/Essequibo Islands) Regional Committee and staff of the Regional Administration.
It was held in the boardroom of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC), at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, ...
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Friday, November 11th, 2005
Source: Guyana Chronicle
THE St Francis Community Developers Club, in Rose Hall town, Corentyne, Berbice, recently hosted a three-day workshop as part of its Foster Care Sponsorship Scheme.
The aim was towards organising a better support programme for the families of children living with or affected by HIV/AIDS and other socially transmitted ...
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