Archive for October, 2007
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Source:Stabroek News
THE Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Germany are to sign an agreement under which Germany will provide up to eight million Euros to fight HIV and AIDS.
CARICOM will sign the agreement on behalf of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Mr. Edwin Carrington said yesterday.
Shortly ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Source: Stabroek News
The Ministry of Home Affairs through the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project has embarked on a mission to help decrease the spread of HIV among the prison population and to help reintegrate infected persons into society at the end of their prison sentence.
Significant sums of money have so ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Source:Guyana Chronicle
The tenth annual Phillip Vanderhyden Walk-a-thon was held yesterday, and attracted hundreds of workers and others committed to the fight against HIV-AIDS, and determined to play their part in the reduction of Stigma and Discrimination against Persons Living With HIV-AIDS (PLWHA).
The walk, which began outside the Bank of Guyana ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Source:Guyana Chronicle
IN observance of World AIDS Day the Ministry of Health and its partners have planned a number of activities to help raise awareness in its efforts to stem the tide on HIV and build a future free from AIDS.
Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy in a statement yesterday said ...
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Saturday, October 27th, 2007
Source: Stabroek News
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) recently developed requirements for Point of Care Testing sites (POCT) to facilitate the expansion of such sites and enable monitoring by regulatory agencies.
According to a press release the GNBS said the standard "GYS 268:2007" specifies the requirements for the operation of ...
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
Source:Guyana Chronicle
GUYANESE in the Caribbean Partnership for Nurses in HIV/AIDS Care on Wednesday last began distributing their publication on the pandemic.
The booklet, entitled ‘Caribbean HIV and AIDS Pocket Guide for Nurses’, provides health professionals with a ready source of information on updated knowledge and best practices in care and treatment.
The ...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Source:Stabroek News
Guyanese have a better chance of living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that in many other countries, UNAIDS Country Coordinator for Guyana and Suriname Dr Ruben F Del Prado said in a recent press release.
Del Prado said government's initiative to make "top-of-the-line" treatment available free of cost to ...
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Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Source:Guyana Chronicle
“A recent study found that condoms were used in only 3% of reported sexual violence cases in Guyana. Sexual violence carries not only a risk of pregnancy but a particularly high risk of transmission of HIV/AIDS, because of the increased risk of injury and bleeding.”
Stamp it Out: The Ministry ...
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Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Source:Guyana Chronicle
It is mid-morning break time at the Guyana National Newspapers Limited, publisher of the Guyana Chronicle and the Sunday Chronicle. Staff members from the Accounts, Editorial and Advertising departments are using the short time for the usual fraternizing. This morning, Tuesday past to be precise, the topic is a ...
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
Source:Kaieteur News
The National HIV/AIDS website (www.hiv.gov.gy) has won a World Summit Award for being one of the Best Practice examples of quality e-Content in the world.
The website is one of the 40 winners that were selected from the 650 nominations from 160 countries.
The World Summit Award (WSA) is a global ...
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