Tomorrow, there will be a walk around the Queen’s Park Savannah from 4.45 pm (starting outside the bpTT building) to sensitise the public to HIV/AIDS.
“The walk, which is to draw attention to the dangers of HIV/AIDS and to the importance of engaging in a healthy lifestyle is a good example of how we, as well-known sportsmen, can give back to the public in a meaningful manner,” Sarwan said. “We need to keep educating everyone, especially the younger persons and other vulnerable groups in our society, on how to deal with this worldwide ‘killer’.”
The walk, organised by WIPA, the Joint United Nations team in Trinidad and Tobago and the National AIDS Co-ordinating Committee (NACC), will use the services and image of West Indies cricketers to promote HIV/AIDS awareness and to encourage healthy lifestyle in the fight against this incurable disease. read more
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
China's Henan Bans AIDS Activist Meeting
A Chinese province that was one of the country's first areas hit by AIDS has banned a group of activists from holding a meeting about how to combat the disease, saying it was illegal, an AIDS group said on Wednesday.
In the 1990s, thousands of farmers in Henan were infected with the disease through schemes in which people sold blood to unsanitary, often state-run, clinics.
Henan authorities scrapped the meeting despite the organisers abiding by demands to prevent foreigners, media or even people from outside the province from participating, Meng Lin from China Alliance of People Living with HIV/AIDS, told Reutersread more
In the 1990s, thousands of farmers in Henan were infected with the disease through schemes in which people sold blood to unsanitary, often state-run, clinics.
Henan authorities scrapped the meeting despite the organisers abiding by demands to prevent foreigners, media or even people from outside the province from participating, Meng Lin from China Alliance of People Living with HIV/AIDS, told Reutersread more
Circumcision "ineffective" as HIV prevention in gay men
With male circumcision showing effectiveness in reducing female-to-male HIV transmission among African heterosexual men, some are questioning whether the tool might also be effective in other populations affected by HIV, including gay men and other groups of men who have sex with men (MSM).
Two contrasting studies examining this issue were presented at last month's International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Sydney.
The first, conducted amongst MSM in South America, found that circumcision would be acceptable as a method of HIV prevention.
The second, however, found that circumcised and uncircumcised gay men in Sydney, Australia, had the same risk of becoming infected with HIV.read more
Woman charged with transmitting HIV
Tampa police have charged a woman with criminal transmission of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Cherry Howard was picked up early yesterday in a prostitution sweep.
Police say she offered oral sex for $25 and some alcohol.
Jail records show she was arrested on the same charge in June, and that case is pending trial.
Howard remains in jail on a $2,000 bond.
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Cherry Howard was picked up early yesterday in a prostitution sweep.
Police say she offered oral sex for $25 and some alcohol.
Jail records show she was arrested on the same charge in June, and that case is pending trial.
Howard remains in jail on a $2,000 bond.
read more
Dr. Joseph Barone, helped AIDS patients
CLIFTON -- Dr. Joseph Leo Barone, advocate for the rights and treatment of HIV/AIDS patients, died Wednesday at his home. He was 59
"He had worked with a hospital in Rome around the time that AIDS was beginning to be recognized as a unique illness.
Dr. Barone continued his work in the United States on behalf of those suffering from HIV and AIDS. He was a founding member
of the National Catholic AIDS Network, formed almost two decades ago, which awarded him a Lumina Award in 2000.
"He donated money to provide scholarships for people suffering from HIV and AIDS to attend the NCAN conference in Chicago," said Lambro.He was a member of New York City's Planning Board for AIDS Council and served as director of the St. Francis Outreach Ministry to People with AIDS.
For his service in the care of AIDS patients, he was named commander of the Knights of St. Gregory by Pope John Paul II and was awarded the 1999 Roberta Chiavello Ferguson Humanitarian Award as part of Cathedral Honors at St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Paterson.read more
"He had worked with a hospital in Rome around the time that AIDS was beginning to be recognized as a unique illness.
Dr. Barone continued his work in the United States on behalf of those suffering from HIV and AIDS. He was a founding member
of the National Catholic AIDS Network, formed almost two decades ago, which awarded him a Lumina Award in 2000."He donated money to provide scholarships for people suffering from HIV and AIDS to attend the NCAN conference in Chicago," said Lambro.He was a member of New York City's Planning Board for AIDS Council and served as director of the St. Francis Outreach Ministry to People with AIDS.
For his service in the care of AIDS patients, he was named commander of the Knights of St. Gregory by Pope John Paul II and was awarded the 1999 Roberta Chiavello Ferguson Humanitarian Award as part of Cathedral Honors at St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Paterson.read more
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
HIV about women and child need more attention
Nairobi - Kenya's HIV and AIDS prevalence and new infections have declined over the last three years, says National AIDS Control Council Director Professor Alloys Orago.
The director said new infections had dropped from 60 000 in 2005 to 55 000 in 2006, he however stressed that women and girls were the most affected and needed more sensitisation.
National AIDS Control Council Chairman Professor Miriam said remarkable behaviour change is being reported among the youth who are now abstaining from sex.
They addressed the impact of AIDS on women and girls by exploring issues such as poverty, violence against women, children's rights and access to decision-making and resources.read more
The director said new infections had dropped from 60 000 in 2005 to 55 000 in 2006, he however stressed that women and girls were the most affected and needed more sensitisation.
National AIDS Control Council Chairman Professor Miriam said remarkable behaviour change is being reported among the youth who are now abstaining from sex.
They addressed the impact of AIDS on women and girls by exploring issues such as poverty, violence against women, children's rights and access to decision-making and resources.read more
How other countries are coping with the spread of HIV/AIDS
Thailand
The government launched a "100 per cent condom programme" in the mid-1990s. The focus was to ensure that sex workers practised safe sex. The use of condoms in "commercial" sex has jumped to 90 per cent. The programme instructs sex workers to refuse intercourse without condoms, monitoring health clinic statistics to locate brothels that allowed sex without protection.
Singapore
Soon after the first reported case of AIDS, the government set up an action plan to protect and prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS among sex workers.read more
The government launched a "100 per cent condom programme" in the mid-1990s. The focus was to ensure that sex workers practised safe sex. The use of condoms in "commercial" sex has jumped to 90 per cent. The programme instructs sex workers to refuse intercourse without condoms, monitoring health clinic statistics to locate brothels that allowed sex without protection.
Singapore
Soon after the first reported case of AIDS, the government set up an action plan to protect and prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS among sex workers.read more
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