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Province of the West Indies
North Eastern
Caribbean and Aruba
T
he work of Mothers’ Union tackling HIV/AIDS problems has won
government recognition in Antigua.
Health projects organised a three-day seminar and
Mothers’ Union within the Caribbean has workshop entitled ‘Living positively and
worked with continued success on many well with HIV/AIDS’. The seminar discussed
health-related projects. The Mothers’ Union how the stigma and discrimination
clinic at Holy Cross, Aruba, offers associated with the condition can be
free blood-pressure, sugar overcome and also made people
and cholesterol checks to aware that the government
any parishioner. They now offers free anti-retroviral
also offer free services drugs.
to the general public.
The Antigua Sun reported
Mothers’ Union how ’Minister Maginley
fundraises to provide complimented Mothers’
equipment such as Union for its national
wheelchairs, walking response and its foresight in
sticks, shower chairs and conducting such a seminar.’
bed pans for the centre and
also for community members There is a very strong response from
to borrow. Hospitals and health faith-based organisations to HIV/AIDS
centres are so under resourced that there problems in the Caribbean. Diocesan
are often waiting lists for such items. President Joan Spencer-Brown’s aim for the
seminar was to help establish a support
‘Valued’ work group to work with families of people living
In October 2007, members of Antigua with HIV/AIDS. It is clear that the work of
Mothers’ Union were invited by the Health Mothers’ Union here is truly valued right
Minister to work with him on a project to from government level down to community
tackle HIV/AIDS problems. Members level and is something to be very proud of.
Fact File
Population of Aruba: 101,541 Mothers’ Union members: 551
The Diocese of North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba comprises a group of 11 islands:
Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Barbuda, Dominica, Montserrat, Nevis, Saba, St Eustatius, St Kitts,
St Martin/St Maarten.
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