HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic and Haiti: A Bilateral Challenge. Sponsored by COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL FAMILY AIDS PROGRAM and BARNARD COLLEGE. Saturday, APRIL 30, 2005 at Columbia University, Schapiro Center, Davis Auditorium, 500 West 120th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue) in the City of New York. CONFERENCE AGENDA WELCOME (10:00 a.m.) Corlisse Thomas Assistant …
The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) will hold its third annual international conference entitled, “HIV/AIDS in Haiti and the Dominican Republic: a bilateral challenge”. Sponsored by Barnard College and the Columbia University International Family AIDS Program, the event will be held at Columbia University, Schapiro Center, Davis Auditorium, 500 West 120th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam …
HEALTH CARE POLICY ISSUES AS A RESULT OF THE GENETIC REVOLUTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. Abstract The genetic revolution has spawned 4 distinct issues of universal importance to health care policy and society: genetic privacy, regulation and standardization of genetic tests, gene patenting, and education. Adequate policy advancements for these 4 areas are lacking. Stringent …
In an effort to combat the 5% HIV rate and other sexually-transmitted infections in the bateyes, the Canadian Project Fund for Local Initiatives and the USAID/CONECTA funded separately a one-to-two-year project for BRA Dominicana, as part of a consortium, to address Mother-to-child vertical transmission ? and HIV/AIDS education and prevention in 30 batey communities in …
The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) is offering co-sponsorship opportunities to organizations that will cover the travel and lodging costs of one or more panelists living outside of New York. The organizations need not necessarily be directly connected with the panelists for whom they wish to cover the expenses. An organization may simply make a donation …
BROOKLYN, New York, December 20, 2004. The International Foundation awarded the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) $5000 to strenghten its mobile health project in the bateyes of the Dominican Republic. “We are happy to add our support to this worthy endeavor,” said John D. Carrico, Secretary-Treasurer for the New Jersey-based foundation. ?This grant will help save …
NEW YORK, New York, January 17, 2005: The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) is soliciting nominations for up to six open seats on its Board of Directors. Current BRA Honorary Board members: Tony Pena, Kansas City Royals Manager; Ruben Silie, Secretary General of Association of Caribbean States; Rhoda S. Jacobs, Member of New York State Assembly. …
