Archive for November, 2006
Sunday, November 19th, 2006
Source: Stabroek News
Caricom Deputy Secretary-General Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite said the Caribbean cannot afford to ignore the fact that AIDS claimed about 27,000 lives in 2005 and is the leading cause of death among adults aged 15-44 years.
A press release said Applewhaite made this address to an audience including Barbados Minister ...
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Sunday, November 19th, 2006
Source: Stabroek News
The National Day of HIV testing held countrywide yesterday was dubbed a success as a result of strong support from persons in Georgetown, West Coast Berbice, Linden, Bartica and the hinterland.
Preliminary results last night revealed that counsellors and testers at VCT fixed sites in these areas worked throughout ...
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Friday, November 17th, 2006
Source: Stabroek News
HIV testing will be done countrywide today as the Ministry of Health executes its National Day of Testing which is aiming to have over 1,000 persons tested before all sites close at 7 pm tonight.
Under the theme: "Time is running out: Get Tested Now" the Ministry plans to ...
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Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
Source: Stabroek News
A recent PANCAP (Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS) forum noted that of the HIV/AIDS challenges facing Caribbean countries, stigma and discrimination persist as the biggest stumbling blocks but campaigns to effect change in this particular area have failed to have the kind of impact expected.
The question of whether ...
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Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
Source: Stabroek News
Coverage of HIV and AIDS has evolved from the "peeping Tom", sensational type of reporting where the focus tended to be on "outing" persons suspected to be infected and their partners, to dealing with the challenges these persons face and the services available to them, a group of ...
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Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
Source: Stabroek News
In an effort to avoid duplication in the HIV/AIDS fight where donor agencies may be tripping over each other, UNAIDS will introduce a mapping tool, which would indicate the areas in which funding is being channelled
This was disclosed by UNAIDS Country Coordina-tor, Dr Ruben del Prado during a ...
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Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
Source: Stabroek News
Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS was officially launched on Friday at the Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre.
A press release from the Government Infor-mation Agency (GINA) said more than 400 persons benefited from the VCT facilities set up at the centre since it was installed. The programme, which ...
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Tuesday, November 7th, 2006
Source: Stabroek News
For more success in preventing HIV/AIDS there is a need to move away from the traditional glossy poster campaigns and get down to the grass roots to learn how to shape messages for specific groups.
This was the warning sounded by Guyana's new Country Director for the Joint United ...
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
Source: Guyana Chronicle
ROADSIDE Baptist Skills Training Centre, at Number 68, Corentyne, Berbice, has graduated another batch from its HIV/AIDS training programme.
The institution is one of 18 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) being assisted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to expand and improve Guyana’s response to HIV and AIDS, ...
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