Archive for July, 2010
Saturday, July 31st, 2010
Source: Stabroek News
A controversial motion which seeks to institute legislation to hold persons criminally responsible for wilfully infecting others with HIV was on Thursday sent to a special select committee.
The motion, moved by GAP/ROAR MP Everall Franklin, sought to have the relevant laws of Guyana amended to make the wilful ...
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Source: Stabroek News
We have been trained, know the facts; we know that we can throw our [arms] around them. We know these things yet some of us still stigmatise those living with HIV,” Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy said at a graduation ceremony for 24 nurses at the Project ...
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Source: Stabroek News
- AIDS committee calls for its rejection
A motion before the National Assembly to have persons face justice for intentionally infecting others with HIV has been described as ill-informed and dangerous by the National AIDS Committee (NAC) which also said that regardless of what motivated the motion it should ...
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Source: Stabroek News
– more work to be done among youth; on condom use
To be on pace with the targets set for HIV/AIDS Guyana is expected to achieve, by 2010,
universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it. Reports suggest the country has reached that target though some ...
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