HIV Epidemiology in Latin America/Caribbean

Latin America Overview | The Caribbean | Central America | Mexico | South America

See also: HIV/AIDS Global Statistics | Developing World Policy & Funding | U.S. Global AIDS Bill

HIV/AIDS in Latin America -- 2008
Adults and children living with HIV	2.0 million
Adult and child deaths from AIDS	77,000
Adults and children newly infected with HIV	170,000

Statistics from UNAIDS. For full report, click here. (PDF)

Overview

UNAIDS Executive Director Highlights Latin America, Caribbean Successes In Battle Against HIV/AIDS (June 10, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Washington Post Examines Treatment of MSM, WSW In Mexico, Latin America, Ability to Access HIV Treatment, Seek Asylum in U.S. (August 12, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Treatment Outcomes in Latin America, China and Botswana: Successes and Shortfalls (August 6, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS In Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Globally (July 25, 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
From International AIDS Society
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
South America: Access to AIDS Meds Drives Down Mortality (July 9, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact Sheet: AIDS Epidemic in Latin America (PDF) (December 2006)
A brief overview of the effects of HIV/AIDS in Latin America.
From UNAIDS
HIV Stories From Latin America: Three Women Speak About Their Struggle (December 1, 2006)
From BBC News
House Passes Central American Free Trade Agreement; AIDS Advocates Say Agreement Could Threaten Treatment Access (July 28, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Africa: Children's Access to Prophylaxis May Improve After Medical Study, New WHO Recommendations (December 31, 2004)
WHO, UNAIDS and UNICEF recommend the cheap antibiotic co-trimoxazole for all children with HIV symptoms in poor countries, but activists say the move may be too little, too late.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
CDC Director Discusses HIV Care Priorities in Developing World (October 2004)
By Julie Gerberding, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In PLoS Medicine
ACTing UP for Treatment Access in Latin America (September 2003)
Examples of "best-case" scenarios for treatment access in Costa Rica, Panama and Honduras.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Antiretroviral Therapy in Latin America: North of the Southern Cone, a Good Plan Is Hard to Find (September 2003)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Latin America Schemes to Provide Care -- Without Pissing Off Uncle Sam (September 2003)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Tragical Realism: Treatment Coverage for Selected Countries (September 2003)
A chart outlining the number of HIV-positive people in Latin American countries who are, and are not, receiving treatment.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Latin American Nations Win Price Cuts on HIV Drugs (June 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization Hopes to Double AIDS Treatment in Latin America (March 20, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention