Health Communications Articles
SEX WORKERS IN JAMAICA – ‘The Dangers, The Thrills’ – MALE & FEMALE Sex Workers Speak About the Dangers & Challenges of the Trade
Sex work in Jamaica is taboo. Selling sex – prostitution, is illegal. There have been ongoing lobby from a human rights perspective for the repeal of the 18th century laws that make prostitution (selling of sex) and buggery illegal. However … Continue reading
Early HIV Planning Work Saving the Lives of Jamaican Children
By: Andrea Downer, Journalist Kingston, Jamaica. July 29, 2011- The recent 31% decline in the number of pediatric deaths in Jamaican children announced by Minister of Health, Rudyard Spencer is not a surprise to Dr. Tracy Evans-Gilbert, a pediatrician with … Continue reading
Jamaican HIV+ Prisoners Appeal for Help – Panos Study on HIV Treatment, Prevention & Care in Jamaican Prisons Support Their Claims
By: Andrea Downer – Three years ago, Panos Caribbean broke the silence surrounding sex among male prisoners in Jamaica and the associated sexual and reproductive health issues in an investigative study that was researched and written by Panos Caribbean‘s journalist and … Continue reading
Panos Videos on Street Boys and their Vulnerability to Contracting HIV to be Aired on CVM Television
“A work mi a work fi my money enno! You see this?” he asked in reference to the old wind shield wiper he was gripping in his hand, “It better than even work! Cause when you a work, you haffi … Continue reading
Wife of Jamaican Prime Minister – Lorna Golding addresses UN on the Elimination of new HIV Infections in Children
Civil Society not Impressed Patricia Watson, journalist Panos Caribbean: June 16, 2011: Lorna Golding, wife of Prime Minister Bruce Golding, was among thirty First Ladies from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean who gathered at a special event in … Continue reading
Panos Global Aids Programme Giving You a VOICE at AIDS 2010. – BLOG YOUR RIGHTS – AIDS 2010 – “Rights Here! Right Now!”
JULY 6, 2010 The international AIDS Society will this year hold is biennial Global AIDS Conference in Vienna Austria. The Conference is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living … Continue reading
SEX WORK, WHY WE DO IT
16 Jamaican Sex Workers tell their stories By Andrea Downer Panos Caribbean La couverture d’une publication des Caraïbes de Panos: Témoignages oraux du livre jamaïquain d’ouvriers de sexe qui a été lancé par l’organisation le 24 Novembre 2010 à Kingston, … Continue reading
