Health
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133/2004
The Caribbean Community mourns the passing of one of its pioneer sons, Sir Kenneth Standard, Professor Emeritus (Community Health) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) at the age of 82. Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Rex Nettleford, remembering Sir Kenneth, recalled that in 1948 this young Barbadian, already a headmaster in his native island journeyed to Mona,…
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CARICOM COUNCIL TO FOCUS ON HEALTH
Health, Sustainable Development and the Environment will be the focus of the deliberations of the Tenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which takes place at the Tobago Hilton, Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago, on 28-30 April 2004. As the Community continues to put in place the polices and programmes to accelerate the integration process, significant among…
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REMARKS BY RENEE WEST MENDOZA – CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER CARIBBEAN COALITION OF NATIONAL AIDS PROGRAMME COORDINATORS (CCNAPC)ON BEHALF OF DR. YITADES GEBRE, CHAIRMAN, CCNAPC, AT THE THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP ON HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), 12-13 NOVEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
SALUTATIONS I bring you greetings on behalf of my Chairman, Dr Yitades Gebre who could not be here today at this important meeting and sends his regrets. The HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Caribbean has had, and will have crippling and devastating effects on us all. It is one of the most formidable and daunting challenges to the socio-economic development of…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS, 12-13 NOVEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Third Annual General Meeting of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) was held in Georgetown, Guyana on 12-13 November 2003, under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, Minister of Health, Republic of Guyana, assisted by Deputy Chairperson, H.E. Ms. Dolores Balderamas Garcia, Ambassador/Chairperson National AIDS Commission, Belize. OPENING CEREMONY The Opening Ceremony was chaired by Dr. Edward…
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TELEVISED REMARKS BY DR. PETER PIOT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNAIDS, UN UNDER-SECRETARY GENERAL, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), 12-13 NOVEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Dear Participants of the Third Annual PANCAP Meeting, First of all, I wish to express my best wishes and solidarity with you in your continuing leadership in the response to AIDS. I am sorry not to be able to be with you in person. The Pan-Caribbean partnership against HIV/AIDS has come a long way: from the first ‘concept’ back in…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASST. SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), 12-13 NOVEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is indeed an honour for me to Chair this opening session and PANCAP III and even moreso a pleasure to extend greetings to you all on behalf of the Secretary General and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat and the PANCAP Coordinating Unit. Permit me to take this opportunity to make some general remarks as well as to update this…
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MESSAGE FROM DR. THE HON. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS AND CHAIRMAN OF PANCAP, ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), 12-13 NOVEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
I send you all very fond greetings and best wishes on the occasion of the 3rd Annual General Meeting of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS. PANCAP as it is affectionately known, is a very special mechanism endorsed by the Heads of Government of CARICOM as a pillar of the Nassau Declaration which emphasised that the “health of the region…
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Press release 144/2003 (7 November 2003) REMARKS BY MR. MURRAY KAM, CIDA, HEAD OF AID, CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSION, GEORGETOWN, AT THE PANCAP/CIDA/USAID SECOND REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS ON HIV/AIDS, LAW, ETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS, 7 NOVEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Honourable Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy; Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary General, Human and Social Development, Caribbean Community Secretariat; Dr. Morris Edwards, National HIV/AIDS Coordinator; PANCAP/CARICOM officials; participants; Distinguished Guests: On behalf of the government and people of Canada, I am pleased to greet you this morning on the occasion of CARICOM/PANCAP’s Second Regional Training Workshop for country…
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CARIBBEAN HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC REVIEW NEXT WEEK
Under the theme Many Partners Building One Initiative the CARICOM–led Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) holds its Third Annual General Meeting on 12 and 13 November in Georgetown, Guyana. This meeting will review progress and challenges in the regional battle against the epidemic as well as future activities, particularly in light of the recent inflow of international resources to…
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REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS ON HIV/AIDS, LAW, ETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO BE HELD 7-11 NOVEMBER 2003
The Second Regional Training Workshop for National Assessments on HIV/AIDS, Law, Ethics and Human Rights takes place on 7-11 November 2003 in Georgetown, Guyana. The workshop convened by the CARICOM-led Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) is part of a series of initiatives to train country research teams to undertake assessments on the effect of existing law and policy on…
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