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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1990
THERE WILL ALSO BE AN AIDS CONCERT. A WOMEN'S WORKSHOP, A YOUTH CAMP, A WORKSHOP FOR RECOVERING DRUG ABUSERS, 4 SEMINAR FOR REHABILITATION WORKERS AND A SERIES OF HEALTH TALKS FOR CLIENTS OF THE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE.
MRS LAM SAID PUBLICITY MATERIALS, INCLUDING A LEAFLET ON "AIDS AND TRAVELLER", A BOOKLET ON "WOMEN AND AIDS" AND A COMIC BOOK ON AIDS WOULD ALSO BE PRODUCED.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SCIENTIFIC WORKING GROUP ON AIDS (SWG), DR E.K. YEOH, ALSO REPORTED ON THE WORK OF THE GROUP.
ON PREVENTION OF TRANSMISSION OF HIV IN HEALTH CARING SETTING, DR YEOH SAID THE SWG HAD UPDATED GUIDELINES ON PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
AS A MEASURE ΤΟ PROMOTE GOOD LABORATORY PERFORMANCE, A PROGRAMME INVOLVING THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE LABORATORIES WAS BEING PLANNED, HE SAID.
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE FUTURE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF AIDS AND HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS, DR YEOH SAID THE GROUP RECOGNISED THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN THE CARE OF SUCH PATIENTS.
HE SAID THAT IN VIEW OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THE ISSUES INVOLVED, THE SWG WOULD LIAISE WITH THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING SUCH TRAINING TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED EDUCATION PROGRAMME.
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234 VBP RETURN TO VIETNAM
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A GROUP OF 234 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE TODAY (THURSDAY) RETURNED ΤΟ VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.
COMPRISING 79 MEN, 65 WOMEN, 49 BOYS AND 41 GIRLS, THEY WERE THE 38TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.
SO FAR, A TOTAL OF 5,133 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY.
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