Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Source: Guyana Chronicle
Despite all the negative outpourings by some members of our society, our Health Sector has been doing extremely well over the years, so much so, that in the fight against the killer disease HIV/AIDS, we have been able to make tremendous strides. With the limited resources at its ...
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Source: Guyana Chronicle
MINISTER of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has lauded the HIV/AIDS fight in Guyana positing that it should be considered a success story.
He made this pitch at the opening of a five-day workshop, which was held at the Guyana Labour Union’s (GLU Camp Street headquarters, for the training of ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Source: Guyana Chronicle
INTERNATIONAL Labour Organisation (ILO) Specialist for Employers’ Activities, Ms. Luesette Howell, is projecting that the HIV/AIDS virus is projected to reduce the local labour force by some 10.5 per cent by 2020.
Ms. Howell made the disclosure at a recent forum held at the Cara Lodge Hotel on Quamina ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Source: Guyana Chronicle
The staff of the clinic and residents of the community were informed of this as Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, addressed them at a function held on Monday in observance of World Health Day.
?OUTLINING NEW DEVELOPMENTS’: Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, addresses staff of the Enmore ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Source: Guyana Chronicle
SOME 16 volunteers that successfully completed four weeks of intense training as Home Based Care (HBC) givers graduated at a simple ceremony on Friday, signalling the start of their appointment.
The programme is an initiative undertaken by the Guyana HIV/AIDS Reduction Project (GHARP) and will benefit persons living with ...
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Sunday, April 6th, 2008
Source: Stabroek News
Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has rejected a global report released on Friday that failed to name Guyana among the Caribbean countries on target to make the 2010 goal of offering a comprehensive Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmis-sion (PMTCT) of HIV programme.
Guyana has been slighted for reasons unknown ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Source: Guyana Chronicle
THE Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security yesterday initiated an advertising campaign for its Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency (CRMA), to mark Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Month which begins today.
Themed ‘Managing Risk in the Work Environment’, the slogan for the observance is ‘My life, My ...
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