Archive for February, 2007
Saturday, February 24th, 2007
Source: Guyana Chronicle
Health care workers in Region 5 (Mahaica/Berbice) during the week benefited from a training programme to help them take better care of persons living with AIDS.
The programme by the Guyana National Training Co-ordination Centre (GYNTCC) for HIV/AIDS on Thursday was funded by the US President’s Emergency Plan for ...
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Friday, February 16th, 2007
Source: Stabroek News
The first ever national Home Based Care (HBC) conference started yesterday.
The two-day conference is being held at the Sea Breeze Hotel, Pere Street under the theme 'Bringing Care Home'.
Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy said that he believes that the programme provides the opportunity to address a ...
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Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Source: Stabroek News
Several shortcomings and in one instance inaccurate information were discovered in the early stages of the implementation of the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Guyana, according to an audit done in 2005. These issues, described as "teething problems" by PEPFAR officials here, who described ...
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Saturday, February 10th, 2007
Source: Stabroek News
Five community-based organisations have been awarded grants totalling US$20,000 under the United States (US) Ambassador's Fund for HIV/AIDS.
A press release said the fund is designed to enhance and support existing or new community activities to combat HIV and AIDS. It also aims to encourage communities to co-operate in ...
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Saturday, February 10th, 2007
Source: Guyana Chronicle
THE fight against HIV/AIDS in Guyana is taking on new directions with women becoming the major focus group, according to one leading health official.
Organisations dealing with HIV/AIDS have concentrated on four major areas in the past few years: condom use (along with abstinence and being faithful, the ...
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Friday, February 9th, 2007
Source: Stabroek News
The Guyana Cricket Board in collaboration with UNICEF will be conducting today a peer education programme on HIV/AIDS Awareness for a selected group of club and school coaches from across the country.
According to a release, Dr. Curtis La Fleur and Dr. Rovin Deodat will be the facilitators of ...
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Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
Source: Guyana Chronicle
FIVE community-based Guyanese groups have received help from the U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for HIV/AIDS-2006 with the recent signing of grants totalling US$20,000 at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global AIDS Programme Guyana office, the U.S. embassy here announced yesterday.
The U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for HIV ...
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Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
Source: Guyana Chronicle
THE Ministry of Health/USAID/GHARP Private Sector Award Advisory Board is inviting entries for its “HIV/AIDS Awards 2007”.
The deadline for the submission of entries is next Tuesday and the awards will be presented on March 9, 2007, at a public event where the Advisory Board will publish summaries ...
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Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
Source: Stabroek News
Little is known locally about the specific mental issues people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) face, but depression and isolation are reported to be among them. Now one local non-governmental organisation has embarked on a project to promote stress-free lives for infected individuals.
After presenting a successful project ...
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Sunday, February 4th, 2007
Source: Stabroek News
The Guyana HIV/AIDS Reduction and Prevention Project (GHARP) has introduced a scheme to award agencies and individuals that have identified and promoted new examples of best practices in fighting HIV and AIDS.
GHARP will present the awards at a public event slated for March 9 and the summaries of ...
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