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| HIV/AIDS Volunteer Educator Dr. Tom Weis, Continues His Education Series |
| February 21, 2007 - Dr. Tom Weis Pine Cay resident, retired pediatrician and volunteer HIV/AIDS educator, made a presentation to the Rotary Club of Grand Turk as part of his educational lecture series. |
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| Dr. Tom Weis meets with the Rotary Club of Grand Turk |
Each year for the past thirteen years, Dr. Tom Weis Pine Cay resident and retired pediatrician volunteers at least two weeks of his time to working with the National AIDS Program of the Turks and Caicos.
Dr. Weis, who resides on Pine Cay during the winter months, has been a stable on the HIV program. He conducts HIV lectures across the islands with staff of the National AIDS Program.
The lectures/discussions are part of the activities that are designed by the National AIDS program to create awareness about HIV/AIDS its spread, prevention and other important issues surrounding it.
At the rotary meeting on Grand Turk to which he was guest, Dr. Weis stressed the need for open communication on the issues. He urged parents to talk to their children, supervisors to create opportunities for discussion in the workplace and indeed as much as possible community leaders and civic organizations like the Rotary should periodically engage in ensuring that HIV is kept on the front burner.
During this visit the National AIDS Program arranged for talks to be held at the Immigration departments on Grand Turk and Provo, the police departments where he met with many of the new recruits, members of the Creole community ( this meeting had the services of the Creole interpreter of the NAP) and the Community College.
This volunteer service highlights contributions that have been and are being made in many different ways by members of the community who are concerned about this problem in the TCI. It also strengthens other health promotion and education work that is done by the program toward the ultimate goal of preventing the spread of HIV in the TCI and building a strong and supportive environment for those living with the disease. |
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