Fight To End AIDS Epidemic By 2030

Fight To End AIDS Epidemic By 2030

Almost half of all people living with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean are still untreated, and one in three do not know they are HIV-positive. These are two of the challenges faced by the region as it moves towards the global objective of ending the AIDS...
Treat All Initiative Launched

Treat All Initiative Launched

Government announced today that it has expanded its use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to treat people living with HIV from the moment of diagnosis. Health Minister John Boyce explained at a media briefing that Barbados was adopting the “Treat All” recommendation by...
Assistance For Vulnerable Persons

Assistance For Vulnerable Persons

Minister of Social Care, Steve Blackett, has reaffirmed his Ministry’s commitment to enhancing the lives of vulnerable groups within the Barbadian society. And, to achieve this goal, the Ministry has developed a series of programmes to provide “new hope” and...
BGIS Educating Youth On HIV

BGIS Educating Youth On HIV

Fifteen young orators from The St. Michael’s School’s (SMS) Dynamic Speakers Club were recently educated about HIV and the true meaning of teenage abstinence at a workshop conducted by the Barbados Government Information Service’s (BGIS) HIV Education Committee....

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