Guyana National HIV/AIDS Program
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Archive for November, 2010

Testing continuing ahead of World AIDS Day

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Source: Guyana Chronicle EIGHT hundred primary and secondary schoolchildren, together with staff of the Education Ministry and other stakeholders, are to participate in an activity on the National Cultural Centre (NCC) tarmac to mark World AIDS Day, December 1. HIV/AIDS Focal Point within the Ministry, Ms. Janelle Sweatnam, said the December ...

Stabilization/significant declines in rates of new HIV infections seen in 56 countries –

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Source: Guyana Chronicle UNAIDS Global AIDS Report 2010 A new report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), released last Thursday,  shows that the AIDS epidemic is beginning to change course, as the number of people newly infected with HIV is declining and AIDS-related deaths are decreasing. According to the ...

At annual health fair…

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Source:  Guyana Chronicle Ramsammy commends GDF on significant HIV/AIDS fight contribution THE Guyana Defence Force (GDF), continuing its 45th anniversary observances, hosted its annual HIV/AIDS Health Fair, on Thursday, at the Drill Square, Base Camp Ayanganna, Georgetown. The staging was because the Army considers itself part of the wider effort to fight the ...

‘Don’t become complacent’ in HIV/AIDS fight

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

Source:  Guyana Chronicle PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten, – Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has told the region that there is no room for complacency in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Delivering the feature address at the opening ceremony of the 10th Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) Annual General Meeting  ...