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Sexual Health Programme for Persons with DisabilitiesSkills For a Life, an HIV/AIDS and sexual health education programme for young people with learning disabilities, was officially launched last week at the Hilton Kingston Hotel.The programme is an initiative of 3D Projects, a St. Catherine-based community rehabilitation service dedicated to the development of persons with disabilities, with support from the UnitedNations Children Fund (UNICEF).It is geared towards providing information on HIV/AIDS, relation-edness Planately if the bird flu is suspected.Poultry farmers must avoid contact between poultry and wild birds by proofing their poultry houses from these wild birds. They must ensure that wild birds, including pigeons, cannot enter the poultry house and the feed and water must be protected from contamination by these wild birds.Outbreaks of bird flu can also be kept at bay, if all persons who work with poultry wear protective clothing, boots and gloves. Also, they should dispose of dead birds immediately and effectively by deep burialships, sex and sexuality, safer sex choices and decision making to young persons with intellectual challenges.In his address at the launch, Managing Director of Projects at 3D, Gerlin Bean, lamented the lack of information on sexual health for young people with disabilities. “Children with disabilities are not given the same treatment...we must bear in mind that sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS do affectthem,” she said.In his remarks, State Minister for Labour and Social Security, Senator Floyd Morris, commended 3D Projects for its vision and noted that the initiative would enhance government’s efforts to reach out to the disabled community. He further called for the disabled to be included in all aspects of society, with programmes on sexual education designed for their special needs, as gone were the days of the disabled persons being forced to stay at home and being left in the dark on sexual issues.“The disabled is entitled to be involved.. w hat we have to do is to educate them. We owe it to give protection to them, Senator Morris stated, pointing to the need for persons with disabilities to be educated about the dangers of unprotected sex and other dangerous sexual practices.“This project will redound for the greater good of all persons with disabilities across the nation. We are committed to ensuring that it is a success, Senator Morris added. »
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Kingston Gleaner
Kingston, Kingston, JM
Mon, Nov 07, 2005
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