Latin American Ministers to Design HIV/AIDS Strategy
Devising a strategy to curb HIV/AIDS across Latin America will be the subject of an August 1 meeting of regional health and education ministers in Mexico City, Prensa Latina reports (plenglish.com, 7/24).
“Prevention is the most important task that we want to carry out as a joint effort by the governments,” says Mauricio Hernandez, the Mexican undersecretary for prevention and health promotion.
Seventeen health ministers and 12 education officials from 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries will participate in the meeting, scheduled two days before the 17th International Conference on AIDS in Mexico City from August 3-8.
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nelson severino, CASA GRANDE, 2008-08-02 17:29:17
no tengo ucha esperiensa en cosa del seguro ,tengo mas de 23 ano con vih y nunca es resibido una ayuda,gracia att nelson
RZ, Washington, DC, 2008-07-31 13:58:00
They better include a campaign to reduce homophobia in macho Hispanic cultures -- gov't, education, churches -- the works. And so should we all. Otherwise it's just allowing mass murder of gay men and the women they sometimes infect.
"I'm HIV positive and diabetic (as well as have high cholesterol) and some of my meds specify taking them with 'high fat foods' which I have to do twice a day. I've eaten as healthy as possible, but when it comes to high fat foods, I am in a quandary...about what to eat sometimes..."
