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Gambia News : HIV/AIDS survey kicks off in Gambia

Mar 05,2008 by

gambia The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in part nership with a developmental organisation, 'Nova Scotia-Gambia Association' (NSG A ), has started a nationwide "HIV/AIDS awareness and knowledge baseline survey" t a rgeting an identified "vulnerable groups" in the Gambia, NSGA's liaison, Lamin F a tty, revealed Tuesday.

The study which is expected to run for six months will try to find out how much knowledge /information groups like truck drivers, vendors and commercial sex wor k ers in major motor parks across the West African country have on HIV/AIDS.

According to NSGA, the survey which is the first of its kind, will involve peopl e considered as "high-risk" group owing to the nature of their job - always cris s -crossing the Gambia and neighbouring countries like Senegal, Guinea Bissau, and others.

As part of the study, NSGA team will conduct interviews with individuals with a view to gauging their level of awareness on HIV/AIDS, STIs, reproductive health,malaria and gender equity.

comment Comment on This Gambia News (4 posted)  6080 times read
  • HIV patience are most of the time neglected in our societies but thanks to the Gambian President who spend time and time with them. our President is a righteous man for him it doesnt matter how you look like , he is there for everyone.
(Posted on July 21, 2011, 1:45 AM thomos)

  • this is really good. Its sad and very stupid that some people still think that HIV/Aids is just a myth the white man made up.. we should really get our head out of the sand and open our eyes to the severity of the situation.. to hell with 'suturah'
(Posted on July 7, 2010, 2:33 PM Beyabee)

  • u right sulayman, i was thinking the same thing. who needs u.n aids help when we have herbs , banana paste & orange juice ?
(Posted on March 6, 2008, 4:50 AM amie)

  • Wait! why does The Gambia need this??? we have Yahya Jammeh's miracle herbal remedies!!! hmmmm.. lol. jk.
(Posted on March 5, 2008, 5:03 PM Sulayman Konte)

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