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3 April 2008
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Soisaang said TRCS "has the right to protect patients who are waiting for blood transfusions to save their lives by screening blood from specific donors that have high-risk sexual behavior." She added that the new policy is in line with World Health Organization guidelines (Bangkok Post, 3/30).
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Papua New Guinea To Partner With Indonesian Province To Prevent Spread of HIV Along Border
[Apr 03, 2008]
Officials in Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian province of Papua are partnering to detect new HIV/AIDS cases and prevent the spread of the disease along the border between the two areas, Radio New Zealand International reports. According to Radio New Zealand International, Papua New Guinea has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the world, and Papua has one of the highest HIV/AIDS caseloads in the region (Radio New Zealand International, 4/1).
Officials from Papua New Guinea's National AIDS Council and Papua's AIDS Commission have held talks to develop strategies to prevent the spread of HIV along the border. Romanus Pakure, acting director of Papua New Guinea's AIDS Council, said the number of undocumented people crossing the border from Papua New Guinea to Papua, and vice versa, is increasing. "We are seeing a record of about 3,000 going across to Papua every month," Pakure said. He added that the "borders do not deter the spread" of HIV/AIDS. "The virus moves with the people," he said.
According to Radio Australia, Papua New Guinea wants to start a similar program with Australia to carry out surveillance along the countries' sea border in the Torres Strait (Radio Australia, 3/31).
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Trinidad and Tobago Parliament To Consider Policy Aimed at Protecting HIV-Positive People in Workplace
[Apr 03, 2008]
A draft policy on HIV/AIDS in the workplace will soon be given to Trinidad and Tobago's Parliament, Labor Minister Rennie Dumas announced recently, Caribbean Net News reports. According to Dumas, the policy aims to protect the rights of people living with HIV while at their workplaces. Although Trinidad and Tobago during the past six years had increased its efforts to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, one recent report found that stigma and discrimination associated with the disease remains a significant challenge, according to Net News. The government hopes that enacting laws on HIV/AIDS in the workplace will begin in part to address some of these issues, Net News reports (Cummings, Caribbean Net News, 4/1).
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