Fighting HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean
In the Caribbean, HIV/AIDS has become
the major cause of death among men under the age of 45.
Official figures show more than 360,000 people living with
AIDS, but estimates place the number at over 500,000 due to
underreporting. More than 80,000 children have been orphaned
by the epidemic, and the infection rate is estimated to have
reached 12 percent in some urban areas, spreading in many
countries from high-risk groups to the general population.
The Caribbean Regional Strategic Plan of Action for HIV/AIDS
will support national programs based on the countries'
own needs. While the general population will benefit from a
reduction in the rate of new infections, the program will
particularly benefit high-risk groups and the
300,000-500,000 people living with HIV/AIDS, by increasing
their care quality and coverage. The program (see Table 1,
on back page) will focus its support on a participatory
approach to facilitate government work in partnership with
patients, community groups, religious organizations, NGOs,
health professionals and the private sector. The five-year
program includes: Communications campaigns to raise
awareness; scaling up prevention activities, at the national
and community levels; strengthening care of people living
with HIV/AIDS by improving treatment, including sexually
transmitted infections and opportunistic infections like
tuberculosis; supporting research and surveillance; and
capacity building to improve program coordination and
resource management.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Marquez, Patricio |
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2002-06
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| Subjects: | HIV INFECTIONS,
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME,
STRATEGIC PLANNING,
DISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROL,
GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS,
DISEASE TRANSMISSION,
DISCRIMINATION,
BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION,
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION,
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION,
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION,
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS,
DISEASE TREATMENT,
VULNERABLE GROUPS,
DISEASE SURVEILLANCE,
MONITORING & EVALUATION,
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION,
HUMAN RIGHTS,
HEALTH REFORM,
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME VACCINES,
COUNSELING,
CONDOM PROMOTION,
PEER MONITORING,
SEX EDUCATION,
PHARMACEUTICALS,
TARGETED ASSISTANCE,
DISEASE RESEARCH,
TECHNICAL COOPERATION,
VENEREAL DISEASES,
TUBERCULOSIS ADOLESCENT,
ADOLESCENTS,
AGED,
AIDS PATIENTS,
BEHAVIOR CHANGE,
CARE SERVICES,
CASES OF HIV,
COMMERCIAL SEX,
COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS,
CONDOM USE,
CONDOMS,
DRUG USERS,
DRUGS,
EPIDEMIOLOGY,
ESSENTIAL DRUGS,
FIRST SEX,
HEALTH,
HEALTH EDUCATION,
HEALTH FACILITIES,
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS,
HEALTH PROGRAMS,
HEALTH SYSTEM,
HIGH RISK GROUPS,
HIGH-RISK,
HIGH-RISK GROUPS,
HIV,
HIV POSITIVE,
HIV PREVALENCE,
HIV PREVALENCE RATE,
HIV TRANSMISSION,
HOME CARE,
INFECTION RATES,
INFECTIONS,
INNOVATION,
LIFE EXPECTANCY,
MORBIDITY,
MORTALITY,
MOTHER-TO-CHILD,
MOTHERS,
NEW INFECTIONS,
NUTRITION,
OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS,
PARTNERSHIP,
PATIENTS,
PREGNANT WOMEN,
PRENATAL CARE,
PREVENTION AND CARE,
PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS,
PREVENTION OF MOTHER,
PRIVATE SECTOR,
QUALITY OF LIFE,
RISK BEHAVIORS,
RISK GROUPS,
SCREENING,
SEX WITH MEN,
SEX WORKERS,
SEXUAL HEALTH,
SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION,
SEXUAL INTERCOURSE,
STIS,
SYPHILIS,
TREATMENT AND CARE,
TUBERCULOSIS,
UNAIDS,
VACCINE TRIALS,
VOLUNTARY TESTING,
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS,
YOUNG PEOPLE,
YOUTH,
YOUTH LEADERS, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1977233/fighting-hivaids-caribbean
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10409
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