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Sex workers and loggers in Guyana challenge HIV together
18 January 2011|
Kay Forde has been a sex worker in Guyana for more than 20 years. She is an AIDS activist too. As secretary of the One Love Organization, a non-governmental organization addressing the HIV needs of sex workers, Ms Forde is committed to working with their clients, many of whom earn their living in the logging industry.
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Guyana launches national HIV prevention principles, standards and guidelines
24 March 2010|
On Wednesday 24th March 2010, Guyana unveiled the country’s new national principles, standards and guidelines for the prevention of HIV as part of its efforts to achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.
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‘Health Research in the Americas V’ focuses on HIV prevention
11 May 2009|
The Miller School of Medicine of the University of Miami and the Fogarty International Training Programme on AIDS and TB organized in collaboration with UNAIDS the ‘Health Research in the Americas V’ Conference on 7 and 8 May 2009, in Miami, Florida.
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Barber Shops and Beauty Salons promote HIV education in Guyana
26 March 2009|
Barber shops across Georgetown, Guyana, are buzzing with chatter about the latest trends, community happenings, neighbourhood gossip and now, ways to protect young people from AIDS. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with UNAIDS Secretariat, has identified barber shops and beauty salons as information hubs, and is using them to spread the word about HIV prevention.
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Guyana launches national ‘faith-and-HIV’ coalition
16 December 2008|
The National AIDS Programme Secretariat of the Ministry of Health in Guyana (NAPS/MOH) convened a National Conference on “faith-and-HIV,” supported by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on 11 December 2008. The aim of the conference was to establish a national coalition of faith leaders of all denominations in Guyana to address HIV-related stigma and discrimination.
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AIDS events continue at World Cricket Cup
03 April 2007|
As the remaining eight teams battle it out in the ICC Cricket World Cup, UNAIDS and partners continue to highlight the situation of children living with HIV in events in and around the championship.

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