Khanbashi: call for accuracy on HIV-infected statistics
The Source: www.mukallatoday.com - 01/02/2010
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Work of the second scientific conference on sexually transmitted diseases began yesterday in Mukalla. It will contnue for four days under the banner (sexually transmitted diseases ... Epidemic of the Era). The conference is organized by Hadhramaut University of Science and Technology, Kheilat BugshanDevelopment Authority, Society for helping outstanding students and Al-awn development establihment in cooperation with WHO and the Ministry of Public Health and Population in our country .At the opening ceremony which was initiated by Verse from the Holy Quran, after that Hadhramout's governor Mr.Salem Ahmed Al-Khanbashi welcomed the participants to the conference in Hadhramaut, the cradle of science, culture and civilization, stressing that the local authority in the province support fully such Scientific Confernces being held in Hadhramaut and also support the establishment of scientific research, that address the pandemic of many diseases, including sexual and Epedemic of the Era, specifically AIDS Disease , which has become a threat to human life and society. He went on adding that Hadhramaut is proud to embrace such conferences, which contribute to the acceleration of the movement of scientific conservation and provide the latest in science and different knowledge. Thanking the efforts of WHO at regional level, localy .as well as Honorary President of the Conference /Engineer Sheikh Abdullah Ahmed Bugshan for his efforts in supporting different sectors, in the province and the Conference Preparatory Committee for the hard work that had done and their efforts in preparing for this great event
Hadramout's Governor stressed on the need, that the conference comes out with recommendations targeting community awareness on the dangers of the sexually transmitted diseases and to work on combating AIDS. Asserting that ways on such will not not succeed, but only using prevention and adhere to the teachings of our Islamic religion calls for chastity, virtue and renounce vice.Calling for the need to ahve proper and accurate figures in the statistics of those affected with AIDS. in our country and in Hadhramaut and to establish a base of factual information in start addressing the HIV-AIDS and the reformulation of health information and to unify efforts and energies and create an environment for the injured to live with the disease and overcome the devastating effects on individuals and society. Dr. Mahmood Al-raobei Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health and population sector on her side she said that the conference venue comes as our country has achieved many successes in the fight against sexually transmitted diseases. this including the establishment of five locations to provide treatment services for patients and fourteen sites for giving advices in addition to four sites for controlling the spread of AIDS to children, as well as training health workers on how te deal with aids.
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