FROM NEXT MONTH, people infected with HIV will have an additional shoulder to lean on.
That’s because starting July 1, the Barbados Family Planning Association (BFPA) will be offering treatment to those people who have been diagnosed as HIV positive.
Word of that came on Thursday from the BFPA’s executive director, Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland, who announced that the medical clinic would be expanding its testing and treatment services during a press conference to launch Family Planning Week at its headquarters on Bay Street, St Michael.
Bynoe-Sutherland said the initiative was being funded by the US government, specifically USAID, and was being supported by the Ministry of Health. (RB)
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