The Jamaica Manufacturer’s Association (JMA) is partnering with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), in a pilot project aimed at reducing the levels of discrimination against persons living with HIV/AIDS who work in the local food services industry. An agreement for the project was ...

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Sex for dollar$ THE harsh economic climate has been cited as one of the factors driving an increase in Jamaican youths exchanging sex for money, according to the 2012 HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviour Survey (KABS). Transactional sex — one of the riskiest forms of sexual encounters  ...

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Speech by Jaevion Nelson, Executive Director of the Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network, delivered at the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C. during a Regional Session on Sustainability and HIV.   Young people are central to the success and sustainability of HIV prevention, tre ...

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While activists sound the alarm on the HIV infection rate among men who have sex with men, some say teens need to be a priority as well. KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Faith was 14 the first time she had sex. And like most teens, she didn’t think about HIV or pregnancy. Then, the unthinkable happened ...

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Washington, D.C., 20 July 2012 (PAHO/WHO) - Today during his visit to the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Headquarters, the Minister of Health of Jamaica, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, presented the main health priorities for Jamaica, which include a revamping of the pri ...

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Men who have sex with men (MSM) in Jamaica are often the targets of both physical and verbal attacks and are also denied dignity, respect and basic human rights. This was the finding of a study titled Stigma and Discrimination Against Men Who Have Sex with Men in Jamaica. The study was conducted  ...

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A study of stigma and discrimination among health facility and social services staff in Jamaica has revealed that there is widespread stigma towards most –at-risk persons (MARPs) including persons living with HIV (PLHIV), men who have sex with men (MSM) and sex workers (SW), within the health serv ...

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CHICAGO - While many Caribbean nations and even the United States struggle to get a handle on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Cuba seemingly has the disease under control, and now has one of the lowest HIV/AIDS infection rates. When the first symptoms of HIV/AIDS appeared on that island nation in 1983, the ...

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Caribbean Social Marketing (CARISMA) Project HIV and AIDS Prevention and Reproductive Health Promotion Programme summaries for Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, Belize, Suriname, Easter Caribbean

FEARS that Jamaica's reasonably successful AIDS prevention programme could be dislodged by the country's promotion to middle-income status, and the subsequent loss of support from the Global Fund, were allayed Monday by Kingston-based United Nations' officials who suggested that funds would still be ...

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This study aimed to determine the factors influencing sexual risk-taking among working class women in Jamaica. The global campaign against HIV/AIDS has concentrated on reducing sexual risk-taking by delivering information and knowledge about HIV transmission and safer sex techniques. However studies ...

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Improved management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) has been shown to reduce the number of new cases of HIV. This research aimed to evaluate a programme to improve the capacity of private practitioners to manage cases of STD. Private practitioners manage the majority (60%) of all STD cases r ...

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MINISTER of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson says the Government will need US$3.2 billion to fund the National HIV/STI Programme to at least maintain the current prevalence level of 1.7 per cent for the next 18 years. The minister was referring to the preliminary findings of a World Bank supported Financ ...

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This year marks the fifth anniversary of Regional HIV Testing Day in the Caribbean. Regional Testing Day as it is known, was initiated by the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership on HIV/AIDS in 2008, with support from Scotiabank in collaboration with the Pan Caribbean Partnership on HIV/AIDS (PANCA ...

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A study on cross- generational relationships in Jamaica has revealed that an integrated approach is needed to address not only HIV prevention but the broader set of related gender, cultural and sexual risk factors. The study titled Cross-Generational Relationships – Perceived Norms and Practices i ...

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Over the years, HIV has become a significant health, economic and workplace issue with the potential to negatively affect productivity and development. Stigma and discrimination help to fuel the spread of HIV, standing as major obstacles to prevention services as well as to treatment, care and sup ...

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CARIBBEAN AIDS prevention advocates fear that crucial funding to sustain hard-won gains over the last decade could dry up by year end. Financial support from the Geneva-based Global Fund could cease because Jamaica and other Caribbean states, having been classified as 'middle-income' countries, no l ...

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Throughout the region, national HIV strategic plans have frequently paid lip service to vulnerable and marginalised groups. Mandates to respond to the special needs of “most at risk” communities—from prisoners to young people, sex workers to men who have sex with men—have been set over and o ...

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Jamaica’s HIV/AIDS response programmes have been praised by a leading United Nations technocrat as being among the best in the Caribbean Region. Regional Director of UNAIDS, Dr. Ernest Massiah, has observed that despite reductions in funding from multilateral sources, the country has led the way ...

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At Emancipation Park tomorrow, artistes of massive stature will be lending their support to the fight against HIV/AIDS. Barbados soca sensations Biggie Irie and Rupee, along with local powerful talents such as Tanya Stephens, Tony Rebel, Queen Ifrica, Junior Kelly, Ashe and Total Five, will be amo ...

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