The money goes to the CNMI Department of Public Health and will provide medical services and ancillary care to low-income HIV-positive individuals and their families.
“This grant will help our neighbors with HIV and AIDS whose medical needs are greater than their ability to meet those needs,” said Sablan. “I am heartened that with the help of this grant, the Department of Public Health will be able to continue its HIV and AIDS-related services in the Northern Marianas.”
The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resource Emergency Act, the source of the grant, helps provide care and treatment for uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV and AIDS.
The monies may be used for primary medical care, HIV medications, mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, oral health, case management, home health care, and nutritional and rehabilitation services.
The funds are also used to ensure access to antiretroviral and other drug therapies, including prophylaxis and treatment of opportunistic infections as well as combination antiretroviral therapies.
The CARE Act was signed into law in 1990. The act is named after Ryan White, an Indiana teenager whose struggle with AIDS brought HIV and AIDS into public awareness in the mid-1980s.
Juan-Galvin team holds road-side cleanup
THE Committee to Elect Juan Nekai Babauta for Governor and Galvin Sablan Deleon Guerrero for Lt. Governor held a road-side cleanup along Beach Road on the morning of Saturday, April 18, a media release stated.
The candidates themselves got their hands dirty and led the cleanup, which was held as an extension of the islandwide cleanup held the day before.
The committee decided to hold the cleanup on a Saturday as many of the committee’s members could not get off work the day before.
According to the chairman of the committee, Ed Guerrero, their cleanup was a success.
“We had about a hundred supporters, young and old, show up on a Saturday morning. We appreciate their help and commitment to cleaning up our island.”
He added, “We want to do our part for community service.”
The committee plans to hold similar community service projects in the future.
The cleanup ended with an impromptu waving just south of the San Jose-Microl intersection.
Tinian workshop on doing business with feds
THE Tinian Chamber of Commerce is conducting a workshop on how to do business with the federal government, a media release stated.
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. General Services Administration will be on Tinian to conduct two 3-hour training sessions for interested business members who are interested on how to do business with the federal government on April 21, Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and 2 to 5 p.m.
There is a $5 fee for Chamber members and $10 for non- members. Drinks and refreshments will be available free of charge for paid participants.
Subjects that will be covered:
• Learn about your potential federal customer
• Utilize FEDBizOps — look for open solicitations to bid on
• Obtain a taxpayer identification number
• Obtain a past performance review
• Obtain a DUNS number
• Complete central contractor registration
• Obtain a small business certification
• Obtain a North American industry classification code
• Complete the online representations and certifications
• Learn about SBA loan availability and new programs
• Learn about SBA Business Incubators
March against cancer survivor dinner
(MMAC) — The 2009 Marianas March Against Cancer committee is inviting all cancer survivors or anyone currently undergoing cancer treatment to join us for the traditional dinner banquet to be held in their honor at the 2009 MMAC on May 22 at the Hopwood Junior High School field in Chalan Piao.
For more details, contact Nora Sablan or Sheyvonne Aldan at 235-0994 or via e-mail at [email protected].
The 2009 MMAC title sponsors are Delta/Northwest Airlines, Bank of Guam, IT&E and Take Care/FHP.
Major sponsors include Bank of Saipan, Shell Marianas, HANMI, Angil Design and the Saipan Mayor’s Office.
All interested individuals, companies or organizations are encouraged to join the battle against cancer by supporting the 2009 MMAC in any way possible.
