Archive for November, 2006
Thursday, November 30th, 2006
Source: Stabroek News
Since May this year the Government of Guyana halted all purchases of anti-retroviral (ARVs) drugs from the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (NGPC) due to mounting pressure from the international donor community for the local drugs to come from a source that is US FDA-approved or WHO pre-qualified.
Minister ...
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Thursday, November 30th, 2006
Source: Stabroek News
Dental workers are getting involved in the area of HIV/AIDS treatment and testing as the health sectors aims to broaden its reach in the fight against the disease.
Several dental workers from both the private and public sectors recently completed a training course on HIV/AIDS in dental practice. ...
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Thursday, November 30th, 2006
Source: Stabroek News
Close to 1,200 persons were tested on the National Day of HIV testing held on November 16 countrywide, and eleven persons (0.91%) returned positive results.
Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said yesterday that his Ministry is still going over the data collected and was not in a ...
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Thursday, November 30th, 2006
Source: Guyana Chronicle
As the world prepares to mark World AIDS Day, she is satisfied that all those who have been tested positive for the disease in Guyana and have come forward to get help, are receiving more than just Anti-Retroviral Drugs (ARV’s)
Dr. Singh heads the National Aids Programme Secretariat ...
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Source: Stabroek News
Guyana's HIV treatment programme faces a major challenge next year as the US will not allow its funds to purchase drugs from entities not certified by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to produce anti-retrovirals (ARVs).
Guyana's drugs are currently sourced from the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Cor-poration ...
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Source: Guyana Chronicle
NURSE Janet Bentick has seen the pain of many families affected by HIV/AIDS.
Some of the stories she tells are heart wrenching. Really, her job demands she develops a cast-iron stomach.
She remembers a commercial sex worker who gave birth to a baby and then moved to an interior ...
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
Source: Guyana Chronicle
FROM an internet café to a beauty salon, People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA’s) are now able to start up or expand businesses to earn a steady income.
They can access small loans from the Institute for Private Enterprise Development (IPED) through a partnership of the joint Government of Guyana/U.S. ...
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Sunday, November 26th, 2006
Source: Guyana Chronicle
VINDHYA and Keeran Persaud share more than a similar surname. They are both Hindus and their mission is the same – stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS. Their method does not vary either and the challenges they face are the same.
Vindhya receives funding from the Government of Guyana/World Bank ...
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Sunday, November 26th, 2006
Source: Guyana Chronicle
SOME 12,000 Guyanese are believed to be living with HIV/AIDS, according to statistics from the Ministry of Health.
Every year, on December 1, the world takes stock of the challenges in fighting the disease and new commitments are made.
In observance of World Aids Day 2006, the Guyana Chronicle begins ...
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Sunday, November 19th, 2006
Source: Stabroek News
Some religious leaders continue to create major problems for the HIV/AIDS treatment programme by encouraging persons to refuse the treatment, Head of the Genito-Urinary Medicine (GUM) Clinic, Dr Jagnauth Ragnauth has said.
Dr Ragnauth, a religious believer himself, said what the patients should be told is that God gives ...
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