The organization holds an annual training event for Caribbean wide laboratory managers and employees this year because of the objective of the workshop invitations were extended to program managers, counselors and others in the filed of HIV care, treatment and support.
 CCAS’s main purpose is to improve antiretroviral drug treatment for HIV/AIDS patients across the Caribbean. In their quest to improve the standard of HIV care in the region CCAS trains health care specialist on a continuous basis and aims to inform decision makers about new technology and best laboratory practices.
This year the Turks and Caicos Islands Ministry of Health was able to have four persons attend the annual training workshop. Two laboratory senior technicians Mrs. Carol Mills Robinson and Miss Tanya Parker, Dr. Kendra Gardiner Hall medical practioner at the Myrtle Rigby Health Complex and Nurse Nora Tyndall of the National AIDS Program. All four participants are very involved in various aspects of HIV care and treatment in the Turks and Caicos Islands. On return participants will prepare a report and presentation outlining significant areas and recommendations for the improvement of the service offered here at home.
 The premise for their attendance is that people with HIV can stay healthy. This requires a medical team that is able to give the right drugs, monitor the disease and sometimes even change the prescription. . The medical team uses regular testing to determine when to begin treatment and when to switch drugs hence the reason for exposure to new and current developments that can improve diagnosis and treatment. CCAS hopes to teach professionals to use technology to save lives and so reduce the impact of HIV in country and through out the region this is the aim of the TCI’s response to HIV and it was on this premise that the four participants were afforded support by the Ministry and National AIDS Program to attend this very valuable workshop.
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