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Scotia Bank to host Regional HIV Testing Day tomorrow

Jun 25, 2009 News

Tomorrow, Scotiabank will host a Regional HIV Testing Day 2009 at branches in Guyana and across the Caribbean.
As such the bank is inviting citizens to select branches to participate in private, voluntary HIV counseling and testing conducted by trained and experienced personnel from the Ministry of Health.
“We see supporting Regional Testing Day 2009 as part of our greater commitment to raising awareness of HIV/AIDS,” said Pat Minicucci, Scotiabank’s Senior Vice-President for the Caribbean.
“While there is yet no cure for this disease, prevention and education remain cornerstones of HIV/AIDS awareness…Giving community members convenient access to testing facilities is paramount to raising awareness throughout the communities in which we live and work.”
Scotiabank Guyana joins the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership (CBMP), in concert with the Guyana Ministry of Health to host Regional Testing Day 2009 at four of its branches tomorrow namely New Amsterdam, Robb Street, Carmichael Street and Bartica and  at Parika on Sunday.
Managing Director of Scotiabank Caribbean East, Kevin Teslyk, stated that “Scotiabank readily partnered with the CBMP in this initiative given our long-term commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS with our Info’ Life outreach in schools and our Pledge Programme…
“We consider it vital not only to support efforts towards changing mindsets regarding HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination but also in the critical area of testing primarily to reduce infection rates.”
At last year’s Regional Testing Day, more than 2000 people from six territories went to Scotiabank branches to be tested.
This year, the number of participating territories has more than doubled with 14 territories participating in Regional Testing Day 2009.
The territories are Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Guyana, Turks and Caicos Islands, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda, Haiti, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Anguilla, Jamaica and Grenada.

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