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  • Photo of CARIBBEAN: HIV/AIDS elimination by 2030

    CARIBBEAN: HIV/AIDS elimination by 2030

    The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) initiated a Justice for All program in September 2013, that was designed to achieve broad based goals for ending AIDS in the region. The goals included enhancing family life and focusing on those in need; increasing access to treatments and affordable medicines; reducing gender inequality and violence against women and girls;…

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  • Remarks by The Secretary-general Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin Larocque on The Occasion of The Signing Ceremony Between The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and The United States Agency for International Development

    It is really a pleasure for me to participate in this Ceremony, which is a clear indication of the strong ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States. These Regional Development Objective Agreements are rendering assistance in areas that have been identified as critical to the well-being of our citizens.  They have been structured based on consultations between…

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  • Photo of Guyana has something to celebrate- remarkable progress made in tackling HIV/AIDS – UN envoy

    Guyana has something to celebrate- remarkable progress made in tackling HIV/AIDS – UN envoy

    Georgetown, GINA, November 14, 2015 Guyana’s achievement in the battle against HIV/AIDS compared with some countries in the Caribbean has been described as remarkable. This is according to United Nations Secretary General Special Envoy for HIV in the Caribbean, Dr. Edward Greene.  Dr. Greene, in a recent interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA), disclosed that, “we have to look…

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  • Photo of Cuba Leading Eradication of HIV/AIDS, UN Says

    Cuba Leading Eradication of HIV/AIDS, UN Says

    The U.N. recognizes Cuba’s social model as a way to fight HIV/AIDS. Cuba is an example for the world to follow on how to eradicate AIDS, the executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS said Friday. “We are very proud of what Cuba has done in the fight against HIV/AIDS,” said dirctoy Michel Sidibe, upon his visit to…

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  • Photo of Special UN Envoy on official mission in Guyana to discuss HIV response initiative

    Special UN Envoy on official mission in Guyana to discuss HIV response initiative

    Georgetown, Guyana, (November 13, 2015)  Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally was today paid a courtesy call by Special Envoy of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General in the Caribbean Region, Dr. Edward Greene who is currently on a six-day official mission in Guyana. Dr. Greene was accompanied by UNAIDS Country Director to Suriname and Guyana, Dr. Martin Odiit. From…

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  • PANCAP to hold Third Meeting of AIDS Programme Managers and Key Partners

    The Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will hold its third Annual Meeting of National AIDS Programme (NAP) Managers and Key Partners in Trinidad and Tobago, at the Hyatt Hotel, on 28-30 October 2015. Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Health, Hon. Mr. Terrence Deyalsingh will open the meeting.   Under the chairmanship of Mr. Dereck Springer, PANCAP Coordinating…

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  • Photo of Strategic Response Necessary For Aids In The Caribbean To End By 2030

    Strategic Response Necessary For Aids In The Caribbean To End By 2030

    Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 07, 2015 (SKNIS): A strategic response to HIV/AIDS is necessary in order for St. Kitts and Nevis and the wider Caribbean to end AIDS by 2030.   National AIDS Programme Cordinator, Gardenia Destang-Richardson, informed that this goal is indeed possible and reiterated the need for a strategic national response to the disease, which includes both testing and…

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  • Photo of CARICOM SG meets US Global AIDS Coordinator

    CARICOM SG meets US Global AIDS Coordinator

    Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of theCaribbean Community (CARICOM), on Wednesday held discussions with Ambassador Deborah Birx, M.D., U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator/Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy, U.S. Presidential Emergency Plan for HIV Relief (PEPFAR). The Secretary-General and Ambassador Birx met on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. As the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Birx oversees the implementation of…

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  • Photo of End HIV/AIDS by 2030 – PM Harris urges Caribbean leaders

    End HIV/AIDS by 2030 – PM Harris urges Caribbean leaders

    Basseterre, St. Kitts:  Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis committed Caribbean leaders to pursue ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030, at a UNAIDS Symposium held at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, U.S.A. on Sunday, September 27.  We in the Caribbean wholeheartedly support the Global Strategy proposed by UNAIDS to achieve the bold…

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  • Photo of SG discusses CARICOM-UNAIDS continued collaboration

    SG discusses CARICOM-UNAIDS continued collaboration

    CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met with UNAIDS Executive Director Mr. Michel Sedibe on the margins of the UN Meetings currently taking place in New York.  The discussions centered around continued collaboration between CARICOM and UNAIDS in the fight against AIDS. The Caribbean Community  has expressed  whole hearted support for the Global strategy proposed by UNAIDS to achieve the bold aspirational goal…

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