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Profiles in Medicine

Taming the beast - Focuss on HIV/AIDS

Entrenched stigmas, myths, discrimination and irresponsible sexual practices are some of the factors working in tandem to perpetuate the spread of HIV/AIDS in Jamaica, according to health experts. As the disease enters its third decade, its...

The Jamaican Situation
The United Nations Special Session on HIV/AIDS was told by Jamaica's Health Minister John Junor that AIDS has become a major threat to the most productive segment of the Caribbean's population. He said that it is the leading cause of death among men...