First case of lesbian HIV transmission confirmed
From Caribbean360 Previous reports of women contracting HIV from other women via sex have been hard to prove with other risk factors present. NEW YORK, United States, The first case of female-to-female HIV transmission during sex has been confirmed by…
Eight Caribbean countries to strengthen HIV programmes – UNAIDS
From Caribbean360 The representatives from Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago met her last week for a three-day workshop hosted by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday…
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Dog left almost dead at Cayman Humane Society On Friday (21) a dog was left close to death in a drop box outside the Cayman Islands Humane Society’s animal shelter near AL Thompson’s hardware store in George Town. The dog…
Caribbean: Governments make strides to combat HIV, AIDS
By Ezra Fieser for Infosurhoy.com The disease remains the leading cause of death among men and women between the ages of 20 and 59, according to the World Health Organization. SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The number of deaths caused…
Initiative to sustain Caribbean HIV responses underway
PHOTO: Minister of Health Alvina Reynolds On Jan. 23 government representatives from the health and finance ministries of eight Caribbean countries joined civil society and international development partners in Gros Islet, St. Lucia to begin two days of deliberations on…
