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WORLD NEWS Saturday 2 december 2017
Falklands: Red Cross ID's 88 Argentine troop remains

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina tion process of 121 graves the multinational team of
(AP) — A team of foren- was highly successful. But 14 experts exhumed, ana-
sic experts led by the In- it did not specify what will lyzed, sampled and docu-
ternational Committee of happen to rest of the un- mented the remains of the
the Red Cross said Friday identified bodies. unidentified soldiers from
that it has identified the re- "We are pleased that we June 20-Aug. 7. The re-
mains of 88 Argentine sol- can now match names to mains were collected from
diers buried in a Falklands many of the unidentified graves with the inscription,
Islands cemetery after the soldiers, providing answers "Soldado Argentino solo
1982 war. to many of the families conocido por Dios," mean-
Argentina lost a brief but who have been waiting ing: Argentine soldier only
bloody conflict with Britain for news for over three de- known to God.
after Argentine troops in- cades," said Dominik Still- In all, the war claimed the
vaded the South Atlantic hart, director of operations lives of 649 Argentines and
archipelago. Both coun- at the International Com- 255 British soldiers.
tries reached a deal in This June 20, 2017 photo shows at work an unidentified mem- mittee of the Red Cross.
December 2016 to identify ber of the team led by the IRC to identify the soldiers buried at The South American coun-
the Argentine Darwin memorial cemetery on Falkland Islands,
the remains of the fallen or Malvinas Islands. Argentine authorities will try still claims the islands
soldiers. (International Committee of the Red Cross/AP) announce the results con- that it calls the Malvinas.
The forensic report was pre- fidentially to the families of Britain says the Falklands
sented to Argentine and Red Cross headquarters in Red Cross said in a state- the fallen soldiers. are a self-governing entity
British delegations at the Geneva, Switzerland. The ment that the identifica- The Red Cross said that under its protection.q

Caribbean Public Health Agency CARPHA Observes World AIDS Day

(CARPHA) lic health issue. To end (CSO) by providing techni- governmental agencies support the needs of their
PORT OF SPAIN - The Carib- HIV transmission, the focus cal support in the develop- as ‘unsafe’ or intimidating. communities is enhanced,
bean remains the sub-re- should be on HIV combi- ment of a technical brief to Building the capacity of there is an increased po-
gion with the second high- nation prevention, early be delivered to ministries of CSOs in developing tech- tential for the collection of
est estimated adult HIV detection and access to health.” nical briefs was seen as evidence-based informa-
prevalence (1.3% Adults antiretroviral treatment. It was noted that public an important initiative as tion to inform policy and
15-49 years, 2016[1]). Avail- CARPHA has spent the last health professionals do CSOs can be very strong advocacy.
able data indicates that three years identifying ac- not always leverage KP representatives, allies and “We have made great
new infections in the Carib- tivities that focus on reduc- communities’ ability to gatekeepers for KPs. When strides and need to con-
bean appear to be stabiliz- ing the impact of HIV/AIDS improve their health, in their ability to collect and tinue combining our efforts
ing (0.47/1,000 population, on key populations (KP) by addition, the CSOs can analyze data/informa- if we want to End AIDS,”
20161), and AIDS deaths identifying and addressing reach KPs that may regard tion for the development stated Dr. Hospedales. q
are decreasing. Neverthe- the barriers that KPs living ministries and other non- of technical papers that
less, challenges remain, with HIV must overcome
and key populations such to obtain adequate health
as female sex workers, care.
transgender persons, men Dr Cheryl Jones, Behav-
who have sex with men ioural Scientist at CARPHA
and young persons, con- explains “The approach
tinue to be disproportion- for addressing this issue is
ately affected by the HIV multifaceted and includes
epidemic. building capacity and a
Caribbean Public Health detailed understanding of
Agency (CARPHA) Execu- the needs of KPs among
tive Director, Dr. C. James health educators, health
Hospedales said “While care service providers and
high incidences of HIV communities of KPs. The
persist among key popu- initial focus was to gain in-
lations, significant gains put from health promotion
have been made in pre- specialists in CMS on the
vention in the Region. Six development of a region-
CARPHA Member States al behavioural sciences
(CMS) have been recog- agenda that seeks to re-
nized by the World Health duce the impact of HIV/
Organization (WHO) for the AIDS and all related public
dual elimination of Mother health concerns in the re-
to Child Transmission of HIV gion. Secondly, clinicians
and Syphilis.” from five CMS participated
The theme for World AIDS in a workshop that sought
Day 2017 is Everybody to facilitate clinician cen-
Counts. End AIDS. Ob- tered behaviour change
served every year on De- along the HIV Cascade of
cember 1st, World AIDS Care. Thirdly, the most re-
Day calls for increased cent and, perhaps, most
awareness, education telling phase has been
and greater understand- building the capacity of
ing of HIV as a global pub- civil society organizations