Paula Lindo Thursday 30 April 2020 Caribbean countries should ensure that people living with HIV have reliable access to treatment, healthcare and human rights-based social support services during the covid19 pandemic. The call is being made by the Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Pan Caribbean Partnership against … Continue reading
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Covid19 testing moves to residential homes (April 27, 2020)
Paula Lindo Monday 27 April 2020 The Health Ministry will be going into senior citizens’ homes beginning this week to begin random testing for covid19. It will also provide masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) to these homes free of charge. Health Minister Terence Deyalsingh said the decision was made after consultation with president of … Continue reading
CMO: Blood donations needed
Paula Lindo Monday 6 April 2020 Donations of blood have decreased significantly recently, Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram has said. Measures are being put in place to ensure there is an adequate supply. Speaking at Monday’s media conference, the CMO said it was expected that there would be a decrease in the number of people … Continue reading
Don’t talk bout me so!
How would you feel if every time the media spoke about people in your community, they used words like “victims”, “contaminated” and “sufferers”? Wouldn’t you then hesitate to tell people that you were part of that community, even if you knew that this could be potentially hazardous to those you come into contact with? … Continue reading
