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Parliamentarians must lead fight against HIV
Friday, 18 August 2006, 11:13 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Toronto, 15 August- In the words of PNG’s Minister for Social Welfare, Dame Carol Kidu, the Pacific is the missing region at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto, with Africa being the focus of everyone’s attention. More >>
Women at the frontline in the AIDS response
Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 10:27 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Toronto, 14 August- Young women aged 15 to 24 are more than twice as likely to become infected with HIV as men said Melinda Gates, co-chair of the “Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation”, at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto. More >>
SPC marks Youth Day 2006 with award scheme
Monday, 14 August 2006, 10:42 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Saturday, 12 August is International Youth Day. The theme of the day this year is ‘Tackling poverty together’ and with its call to young people to Team up, Organise, Celebrate, and Take action! the Pacific Youth Bureau is taking practical action to ... More >>
First Regional TB/HIV Co-infection Meeting Opens
Friday, 4 August 2006, 12:46 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
More than forty tuberculosis (TB) and HIV programme managers from Pacific Island countries and territories gathered yesterday in Noumea for the opening of the first regional meeting on TB/HIV co-infection. The two-day meeting hosted by the Secretariat ... More >>
Opening of Third STOP Tuberculosis in the Pacific
Monday, 31 July 2006, 3:08 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Representatives of Health Ministries from 20 Pacific Island countries and territories gathered today in Noumea for the opening of the Third Pacific STOP Tuberculosis (TB) Meeting. More >>
SPC hosts workshops on TB and HIV/TB co-infection
Friday, 28 July 2006, 12:47 am | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Representatives of Health Ministries from 20 Pacific Island countries and territories will gather today in Noumea, New Caledonia, for the first of three successive meetings on tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/TB co-infection. More >>
Women's progress still slow, says new advocate
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 1:38 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Women are rising to positions of influence throughout the Pacific – but that doesn’t mean gender equality has been achieved, says the new Women’s Advocacy and Communication Officer at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). More >>
Palau prepares for avian influenza
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 1:13 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Palau prepares for avian influenza Thursday, April 6, 2006, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Suva Regional Office - Palau’s Avian Flu Response Team learnt how to take blood samples from chickens to test for avian influenza in a recent training session. ... More >>
