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Fundación Huésped
Fundación Huésped is a nonprofit foundation in Argentina. It was created in 1989 for the purpose of fighting HIV/AIDS, with a specific focus on creating a social environment that would allow the disease to be overcome. Since October 2015, the foundation has maintained a free testing center which allows rapid diagnosis of HIV/AIDS. History The first General Coordinator of Fundación Huésped was Roberto Jáuregui, who was one of the first people in Argentina to contract HIV and the first to make the diagnosis public. Jáuregui died in 1994. Activity In December 2016, Fundación Huésped recorded a television program titled ''Sutiles Diferencias'' ("Subtle Differences"). The program, which was broadcast on the network El Trece, explored the stigma around HIV/AIDS in Argentina. It was the ninth year in a row that El Trece showed a special program produced by the foundation. In September 2020, the foundation began recruiting volunteers to test a COVID-19 vaccine developed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Cahn
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compared with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pero". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternative archaic variant is Pero. Notable people with the name Pedro include: Monarchs, mononymously *Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal *Pedro II of Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |