Archive for March, 2009
Friday, March 27th, 2009
Source: Guyana Chronicle
IN a ceremony beginning at 9:00 hrs today at the National Library, U.S. Ambassador John Jones is slated to present awards to the twelve winners of the 2008 PEPFAR Children’s Art Competition.
Ambassador Jones will be joined by Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, and Manager of the National ...
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Saturday, March 21st, 2009
Source: Guyana Chronicle
PARTICIPANTS in a four-day workshop ending today, to pilot the HIV Basics Curriculum for medexes in the health sector, have agreed that new avenues for training would not only boost their capabilities but facilitate networking to improve the quality of care.
The seminar was conducted in the Canadian International ...
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Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Source: Guyana Chronicle
GUYANA HIV/AIDS Reduction and Prevention Programme (GHARP), will conclude at month end, after five years of successfully piloting a major United States (U.S.) funded undertaking to also mitigate the spread and impact of the diseases locally.
The announcement was made yesterday by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and ...
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Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Source: Stabroek News
-as US-funded HIV programme winds down
Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday urged HIV programme donors to avoid duplication and opt for sector-wide implementation so that beneficiaries could be treated not only for HIV but all other diseases prevalent in Guyana.
But he was quick to point out that ...
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Sunday, March 8th, 2009
Source: Stabroek News
Five persons were awarded house lots on February 27 when the Ministry of Housing and Water in collaboration with the Ministry of Health held its second lottery drawing of house lots initiative.
The five selected from the lottery pool are persons living with HIV. In his remarks, Dr Leslie ...
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Friday, March 6th, 2009
Source: Guyana Chonicle
THE Guyana Chronicle continues to play a major role in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the society. One way it has been achieving this is by flagging up public awareness of the epidemic by engaging different stakeholders in a number of activities and events.
These include:
* A special story ...
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