Conference stresses need to communicate with HIV patients.Summary: <p>BEIRUT: Newly founded NGO NGO abbr. nongovernmental organization Noun 1. NGO - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government nongovernmental organization Think Positive dedicated to raise awareness on AIDS in Lebanon, held its first conference on Monday at the Gefinor Rotana Hotel in Hazmieh. The meeting was attended by the head of the National AIDS Control Program (NACP NACP North American Carbon Program (US Carbon Cycle Science Steering Group) NACP National AIDS Control Program NACP National AIDS Coordination Programme (Zimbabwe) ) Mustafah al-Naqib, the president of the NGO Hassan Sherry and representatives from several NGOs. BEIRUT: Newly founded NGO Think Positive dedicated to raise awareness on AIDS in Lebanon, held its first conference on Monday at the Gefinor Rotana Hotel in Hazmieh. The meeting was attended by the head of the National AIDS Control Program (NACP) Mustafah al-Naqib, the president of the NGO Hassan Sherry and representatives from several NGOs.Aa Naqib gave a speech during the conference warning about the severity of the disease and the need to communicate with HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. positive patients. He called on anyone living with HIV to cooperate with the government and with NGOs in order to find a solution to "this incurable incurable /in·cur·a·ble/ (in-kur´ah-b'l) 1. not susceptible of being cured. 2. a person with a disease which cannot be cured. in·cur·a·ble adj. problem."Aa Naqib also thanked the Lebanese government for its help, saying it was "a pioneer in providing support and medical care for HIV positive patients."Aa Think Positive was the only Lebanese organization founded by people living with HIV who "chose to live with their disease and not surrender their life to it," said Sherry. He explained that the NGO aimed at providing medical and psychological care for the patients in collaboration with the NAP.Aa "The NGO also aims to raise awareness about AIDS as to limit the discrimination and stigma the patients face every day," added Sherry.Aa Given the secrecy and social taboos surrounding AIDS in Lebanon and the Arab world “Arab States” redirects here. For the political alliance, see Arab League. The Arab World (Arabic: العالم العربي; Transliteration: al-`alam al-`arabi) stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the in general, it is not surprising that statistics regarding the number of HIV-positive people It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. are incomplete and unreliable.Aa According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. NACP, there are 813 people registered as HIV positive in this country of 4 million. Of these, 81 percent -- an abnormally high proportion -- are male. -- The Daily StarAa Copyright 2009, The Daily Star. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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