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HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean
| HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean -- 2007 |
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Adults and children living with HIV | 230,000
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Adult and child deaths from AIDS | 11,000
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Adults and children newly infected with HIV | 17,000
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Statistics from UNAIDS. For full report, click here. (PDF)
Overview
- Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Observed (June 8, 2008)
From National Minority AIDS Council
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets by Country (2008)
Each fact sheet provides the most recent country-specific data on HIV/AIDS and STI prevalence and incidence, a short assessment of the country's epidemiological situation, and information on knowledge and behaviors that can spur or stem the transmission of HIV.
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
- Caribbean Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Persons With HIV Infection (PDF) (February 28, 2007)
From Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Network
- Caribbean Officials Say Fight Against HIV/AIDS Undermined by Ignorance (January 22, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Fact Sheet: AIDS Epidemic in Caribbean (PDF) (December 2006)
A brief overview of the effects of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean.
From UNAIDS
- Fact Sheet: The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Caribbean (May 8, 2006)
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Closet of the Caribbean (April 2006)
A group of HIV-positive Caribbeans living in the UK comment on the deep-seated stigma in their communities.
In Positive Nation
- Caribbean: HIV and AIDS Statistics and Features, End of 2002 and 2004 (December 2004)
From UNAIDS
- Caribbean: AT&T Donating Computers for Regional HIV/AIDS Programs (March 15, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Clinton Foundation Deal Will Reduce Price of Viral Load, CD4+ Tests for Developing Countries by as Much as 80% (January 15, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Research Funding: HRSA Awards $600,000 "Twinning" Grant to Fight HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean (September 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Caribbean Leaders Discuss Ways to Stop Spread of HIV/AIDS, Leading Cause of Death Among Young People (July 7, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. Cash Pledge Reflects Growing Impact of Caribbean AIDS Crisis (June 19, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Clinton Foundation Aims to Treat 700,000 AIDS Patients (June 17, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Clinton Team Lowers Drug Price Seven-Fold in Caribbean (March 14, 2003)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Global Fund to Fight Illnesses Issues Checks to Three Nations (December 2, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- JHACI: A Low-Cost, High-Impact Intervention (August 2002)
The Joint HIV/AIDS Care Initiative seeks to greatly improve HIV treatment in resource-limited settings.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Caribbean Officials Say New Deal for Cheaper HIV/AIDS Drugs Will Help Region-Wide Effort (July 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. to Help Caribbean Fight AIDS (April 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- In Caribbean, People With HIV Say Discrimination Tops List of Concerns (January/February 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- U.S. Drug Company Calls on Caribbean Nations to Expand Access to HIV-Fighting Drugs (September 5, 2001)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- "Prostitutes at Least Can Protect Themselves. Married Women Can't." (June 8, 2001)
A report about HIV in the Caribbean.
In South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- New Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS Launched: Coalition of Partners Cuts Across Sectors to Mobilize Resources, Expand Response, Reduce Impact of AIDS (February 14, 2001)
From UNAIDS
- AIDS Overwhelms Caribbean Isles (October 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Central America and the Caribbean (Summer 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Jamaica
- A Multimedia Chronicle of Living With HIV in an Impoverished Paradise (Spring 2008)
From Live Hope Love
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Jamaica) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, Pan American Health Organization, UNICEF and World Health Organization
- Report Card on HIV Prevention for Girls and Young Women (PDF) (2007)
From United Nations Population Fund and the International Planned Parenthood Federation
- Homophobia Hinders Efforts to Address HIV/AIDS in Jamaica (September 29, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Jamaica Begins Public Campaign to Fight HIV Stigma (August 23, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- United States, U.S. Drug Company Merck Announce Grant to Combat HIV/AIDS in Jamaica (June 15, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jamaica Signs Global Fund Agreement to Receive Reduced-Cost Antiretrovirals (May 19, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Jamaica: Cabinet Approves HIV/AIDS Policy for Schools (January 15, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- $15 Million for Infrastructure but No AIDS Drugs for Jamaica (March 2003)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Puerto Rico
Trinidad and Tobago
Other Caribbean Countries
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Barbados) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, Pan American Health Organization, UNICEF and World Health Organization
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Bahamas) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, Pan American Health Organization, UNICEF and World Health Organization
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Dominican Republic) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, Pan American Health Organization, UNICEF and World Health Organization
- Your Little Will Do a Lot (November 13, 2007)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Former President Bill Clinton Praises Bahamas for Its HIV/AIDS Progress (February 8, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Caribbean AIDS Conference to Be Held in Dominican Republic in March 2004 (August 19, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- St. Kitts: U.S. Embassy Sponsors Theatrical Play on AIDS (April 28, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton Praises Efforts Against AIDS in Visit to Bahamas (April 7, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- World Bank Approves Loan to Grenada to Combat HIV/AIDS (July 29, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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