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PANCAP
MOUNTS HIGH LEVEL MISSION TO BRITISH OCTs |
November 19,
2007: (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater
Georgetown, Guyana ) A high-level team from the Pan
Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) will visit
the British Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) of
Montserrat, Anguilla and The British Virgin Islands, during
the period 19-23 November 2007.
The team’s mission is to facilitate an exchange of
information between Caribbean political leaders and
technical experts from key PANCAP institutions and
high-level officials in the OCTs. It will also identify
important areas for the increased involvement of OCTs in
PANCAP. |
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The visit follows
a meeting in March of French Departments of the Americas
(FDA)/OCTs Special Working Group in Antigua and Barbuda
where the discussions centred on FDA/OCTs detachment from
the regional response to HIV/AIDS and donor funding
mobilized by PANCAP, and limited involvement in the PANCAP
decision-making process.
According to PANCAP Coordinating Unit Director, Mr. Carl
Browne, this mission will “go a far way in finalizing the
agenda for the deeper involvement of the OCT in the
governance and operations of PANCAP”.
Members of the team are expected to pay courtesy calls on
Heads of State, Chief Ministers and Ministers of Government.
They will also hold discussions with key members of
government and other stakeholders involved in the fight
against HIV and AIDS.
The team will include Hon. Dr. Douglas Slater, Minister of
Health, St. Vincent and the Grenadines , Hon. John Maginley,
Minister of Health, Antigua and Barbuda , H.E. Amb. Lolita
Applewhaite, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Ronald Mc
Ananey, Chair of the FDA/OCT Special Working Group, members
of the PANCAP Regional Coordinating Mechanism and
representatives of regional institutions, the CARICOM
Secretariat and the PANCAP Coordinating Unit.
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