Oral presentations of Guyana’s work in HIV/AIDS have been selected to be showcased at the 2009 Implementers Meeting scheduled to take place from June 10 to June 14 in Windhoek,China Cheap Jerseys, Namibia under the theme ‘Optimizing the Response: Partnerships for Sustainability.’The HIV/AIDS Implementers’ Meeting gathers together programme implementers from countries around the world to share best practices and lessons learned in the fight against global AIDS.According to the Ministry of Health, it is the only meeting of its kind focused specifically on implementation.On Wednesday, local implementers and other stakeholders involved in the HIV/AIDS response,Cheap Jerseys China, including school children,Wholesale China NFL Jerseys, gathered at the International Conference Centre at Liliendaal to view some of the abstracts that were submitted to the PEPFAR Implementers meeting.Through the collaborative efforts of the Health Ministry, the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), two of Guyana’s abstracts were chosen for oral presentation at the upcoming Namibia Meeting.Head of NAPS, Dr Shanti Singh, noted that this year some sixteen abstracts were submitted, most by first time authors.The two selected pieces deal with voluntary blood donation and an HIV prevention programme engaged in by work study students.Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy, who addressed the forum, reminisced on how far Guyana has come in the fight, which continues to garner praise from around the world. “Our HIV/AIDS fight has come to a point where few of us who were there from the beginning would have imagined.”This, he said, is reflective in the unprecedented number of non-governmental organisations in Guyana and the huge interest in voluntary HIV work. ?He charged the participants to use the forum to acquaint themselves of what their colleagues are doing so as to improve overall effectiveness.Minister Ramsammy also underscored the need for Guyana’s work to be known and documented correctly,Cheap China NFL Jerseys, noting that the annals of history must one day be able to reveal the truth about the implementation and establishment of local initiatives.He noted that many persons are unduly taking credit for a number of initiatives adding that it is critical that the truth be revealed if only for the purpose of the younger generation and for lessons to be learnt. Recognizing the need for global networking in HIV/AIDS, Guyana,jerseys from china, through Minister Ramsammy, recommended to then Secretary of Health Tommy Thompson at a PEPFAR gathering in Geneva in 2004 that the Implementers Meeting be established.The first meeting was held in Ethiopia. This year 345 abstracts have been selected to be presented at the upcoming meeting in Windhoek,Cheap NFL Jerseys Supply, Namibia.

By Rustom SeegopaulThe numerous reports of rubbish being dumped within the grounds of the National Stadium have been confirmed.Within the multi-million-dollar facility piles of rubbish have been attracting stray dogs, scavenging for food; while an overflowing effluent has tainted the air at the venne for the upcoming opening ceremony for Carifesta X.An employee at the stadium, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, explained that he was fearful for his health, as he had to work not far from where refuse is being dumped.Added to this, the stadium worker termed himself a patriotic Guyanese. He said that he was utterly disgusted that the site of the opening ceremony of Carifesta X had a problem with overflowing sewage, just a few days away from the opening ceremony.Meanwhile, other reports have shed light that on August 16, a popular waste disposal company, reportedly charged with the clearance of the septic system at the stadium, visited the facility to deal with the faulty system.And after withdrawing the waste material from the septic system, the truck reportedly proceeded to discharge approximately three truckloads of the waste material in a small drain some distance from the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company’s (GT&T) Cellular Tower that is within the compound of the National Stadium.This area is apparently also a breeding ground for snakes, rats and other vermin that thrive on the rubbish.However, when contacted, one of the managers of the waste management company said that he has no knowledge of this. He explained that as far as procedure requires, waste material is not to be discharged anywhere but at the dump site on Princes Street.The manager repeatedly maintained that he had no knowledge of any incident of the sort taking place.With regards to the rubbish heap within the vicinity of the GT&T Cellular Tower, a stadium employee explained that, “for this thing here (the Carifesta X rehearsals) everybody came in here,Cheap NFL Football Jerseys, they use a lil snack, they have a plastic cup drinking water and they have they water bottle. And the bins them are full,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, so we just carry it and take it at the back there and from time to time we burn it.”He said that just before Carifesta X gets underway, the management of the stadium would use a bulldozer and re-grade the land,Wholesale Jerseys Cheap, burying the garbage.Manager of the Guyana National Stadium, Tony Xavier admitted that there was a water problem at the stadium, where a ‘slight blockage’ was encountered.While there was a leak,NFL Jerseys Cheap Authentic, he explained, there was no evidence of it being septic. He also confirmed the rubbish heaps are burnt whenever they have the opportunity.Xavier highlighted the fact that there was no possible way portable toilets could have been emptied within the stadium compound, as the parking lot is what is used for these facilities,NFL Jerseys Outlet, not the inside of the stadium.With this in mind, for anyone to empty these portable toilets at the rear of the stadium complex, they would have had to lift the toilets over the security gate. No one is allowed access to the inside of the stadium, Xavier emphasised.At the same time, the Minister of Culture,Cheap Jerseys From China, Youth and Sport, Frank Anthony, said that he had heard nothing concerning these problems, but explained that if these things were indeed true, every effort would be made to fully clean-up the stadium in time for the Opening Ceremony of Carifesta X.