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The Caribbean consists of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands and United States Virgin Islands.

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Jamaican women face greater risk of HIV

Submitted by Taline about 1 year ago

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Jamaican women face greater risk of HIV
26 May 2009 | Keisha Shakespeare-Blackmore

Economic and social issues are creating a situation in Jamaica where women are at higher risk of contracting HIV, especially those from low-income communities.

Mary* was 34 years old when she found out she was HIV positive. She had been in a relationship with her partner for eight years when he moved another woman into the house with her. Read more...

Jamaican women face greater risk of HIV26 May 2009 | Keisha Shakespeare-BlackmoreEconomic and social issues are creating a situation in Jamaica where women are at higher risk of contracting HIV, especially those from low-income communities.Mary* was 34 years old when she found out she was HIV positive. She had been in a relationship with her partner for eight years when he moved another woman into the house with her.

Keywords: AIDS behaviour change condom disclosure gender HIV inequality Jamaica machismo negotiation poverty prevention sex worker survey vulnerability women

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HIV risks rise for Haiti's abused women (Panos)

Submitted by Taline about 1 year ago

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Sexual violence against women in Haiti is widespread, and is contributing to the number of women being infected with HIV.

Tania 26, lives in a State Rehabilitation Centre of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Every part of her body shows signs of assault and battering: her arms, breasts, back and right eye. These are but the tip of the iceberg. The psychological devastation is much deeper. The psychologist at the rehabilitation centre says that the consequences of this abuse can be the withdrawal into one's shell, loss of confidence, and trepidation about the outside world.

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Sexual violence against women in Haiti is widespread, and is contributing to the number of women being infected with HIV. Tania 26, lives in a State Rehabilitation Centre of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Every part of her body shows signs of assault and battering: her arms, breasts, back and right eye. These are but the tip of the iceberg. The psychological devastation is much deeper. The psychologist at the rehabilitation centre says that the consequences of this abuse can be the withdrawal into one's shell, loss of confidence, and trepidation about the outside world.

Keywords: girls Haiti HIV sexual violence violence women

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Cuban physicians improve service at TB hospital

Submitted by Bobby Ramakant (bobby) about 1 year ago

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Photo by carlsonimkeller Eight more TB physicians at a TB sanatorium in Cuba has increased the quality of healthcare services, reducing the wait-time in outdoor patients' clinic and checking infection control Read more...

Eight more TB physicians at a TB sanatorium in Cuba has increased the quality of healthcare services, reducing the wait-time in outdoor patients' clinic and checking infection control

Keywords: drug resistance extensively drug-resistant infection control MDR-TB multi-drug resistant TB tuberculosis XDR-TB

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Stigma's Ugly Head Globally Hampers AIDS Efforts

Submitted by Masimba Biriwasha (mbiriwasha) about 2 years ago

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Photo by Dplanet:: In 2005, Jamaica - a country with notoriety for homophobia predominantly channeled through musical lyrics - received global attention for the killing of Lenford “Steve” Harvey, a gay man and an AIDS activist.

Lenford “Steve” Harvey’s murder was blamed on stigma and discrimination against gays, and led to a huge outcry within the AIDS community.

The witch hunt against homosexuals in the country is regarded as a factor contributing to the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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In 2005, Jamaica - a country with notoriety for homophobia predominantly channeled through musical lyrics - received global attention for the killing of Lenford “Steve” Harvey, a gay man and an AIDS activist. Lenford “Steve” Harvey’s murder was blamed on stigma and discrimination against gays, and led to a huge outcry within the AIDS community. The witch hunt against homosexuals in the country is regarded as a factor contributing to the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Keywords: Access to treatment AIDS donors funding HIV homophobia Jamaica Ragga Stigma treatment

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Test for drug-resistant TB will be possible in Jamaica by 2008 end

Submitted by Bobby Ramakant (bobby) about 2 years ago

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Photo by bobbyramakant With an increasing number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) developing TB, the Jamaica government will establish by end of 2008 a drug-susceptibility testing (DST) laboratory at the National Public Health Laboratory, Jamaica. Currently, TB samples are sent to the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) in Trinidad and Tobago to be tested!

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"So if you have TB and HIV, you're in a really dire strait though there is treatment. So, we encourage HIV-infected persons to get tested for TB and all TB-infected persons should have an HIV test" Read more...

With an increasing number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) developing TB, the Jamaica government will establish by end of 2008 a drug-susceptibility testing (DST) laboratory at the National Public Health Laboratory, Jamaica. Currently, TB samples are sent to the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) in Trinidad and Tobago to be tested!QUOTE:"So if you have TB and HIV, you're in a really dire strait though there is treatment. So, we encourage HIV-infected persons to get tested for TB and all TB-infected persons should have an HIV test"

Keywords: drug resistance DST extensively drug-resistant Jamaica MDR-TB multi drug-resistant TB TB/HIV tuberculosis XDR-TB

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Syphlis, gonorrhoea, TB and HIV in Trinidad and Tobago

Submitted by Bobby Ramakant (bobby) about 2 years ago

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Photo by desi.italy This is a in-depth article on disease control in Trinidad, a reflective part on syphilis to Gonorrhea, to HIV and TB in present times. Worth-a-read.

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"x-rays of the lungs may be normal but extra-pulmonary TB is common in PLHIV. To give an example, one of our recent patients with AIDS had a persistent fever, the source of which we could not readily identify. His chest x-ray was absolutely normal and it was only when a bone marrow biopsy was done that we found the tubercle bacillus in the marrow. This could easily have been missed"

"Stigma and diseases long preceded the era of HIV/AIDS" Read more...

This is a in-depth article on disease control in Trinidad, a reflective part on syphilis to Gonorrhea, to HIV and TB in present times. Worth-a-read.Some quotes:"x-rays of the lungs may be normal but extra-pulmonary TB is common in PLHIV. To give an example, one of our recent patients with AIDS had a persistent fever, the source of which we could not readily identify. His chest x-ray was absolutely normal and it was only when a bone marrow biopsy was done that we found the tubercle bacillus in the marrow. This could easily have been missed""Stigma and diseases long preceded the era of HIV/AIDS"

Keywords: gonorrhoea HIV Stigma syphilis TB TB/HIV tuberculosis

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Health workers agitated due to absence of TB isolation unit in Grenada

Submitted by Bobby Ramakant (bobby) about 2 years ago

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Photo by Wrote There are reports of rising tension within the health sector regarding the absence of an isolation unit for the treatment of tuberculosis patients. With rising drug resistance and not even basic TB testing or preventive therapy for health workers, the agitation is justified to improve infection control. Read more...

There are reports of rising tension within the health sector regarding the absence of an isolation unit for the treatment of tuberculosis patients. With rising drug resistance and not even basic TB testing or preventive therapy for health workers, the agitation is justified to improve infection control.

Keywords: drug resistance health systems healthcare workers infection control TB tuberculosis

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Jamaican women face greater risk of HIV

HIV risks rise for Haiti's abused women (Panos)

Cuban physicians improve service at TB hospital

Stigma's Ugly Head Globally Hampers AIDS Efforts

Test for drug-resistant TB will be possible in Jamaica by 2008 end

Syphlis, gonorrhoea, TB and HIV in Trinidad and Tobago

Health workers agitated due to absence of TB isolation unit in Grenada

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