health sector development
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PANCAP hosts meeting of Youth to discuss ending AIDS by 2030 – Youth Leaders to formulate and agree on framework for regional youth advocacy
The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will host a meeting of youth leaders from 19 Caribbean countries on April 21 and 22, 2017 in Port of Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The focus of the forum will be a discussion on the role of youth in the national and regional response to HIV and AIDS;…
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Legal sanctions and mandates must be reinforced… for lasting results … PM Browne
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Browne, told the Forum of CARICOM First Ladies and Spouses of Heads of State and Government that legal sanctions and mandates by themselves would not yield lasting results, but must be reinforced by other factors. These included reliable data; coordinated policies and programmes; men and boys in the response; and promoting evidenced-based…
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Monitor, report birth anomalies – PAHO advises on Zika virus
As the Zika virus spreads, PAHO advises countries to monitor and report birth anomalies and other suspected complications of the virus Washington, D.C., 18 January 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — With the Zika virus now circulating in 18 countries and territories of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is recommending that its member countries monitor and report…
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