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Clinical Management
Clinical Management
HIV 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 |
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 - Fact Sheet: AIDS Epidemic in Caribbean (PDF) (December 2006)
A brief overview of the effects of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean.
From UNAIDS - Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Selected Common HIV-Related Opportunistic Infections in the Caribbean Region (PDF) (December 2004/January 2005)
From International AIDS Society - 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 - 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
Jamaica
- 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 - 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 - $15 Million for Infrastructure but No AIDS Drugs for Jamaica (March 2003)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Trinidad and Tobago
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Trinidad and Tobago) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, Pan American Health Organization, UNICEF and World Health Organization
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
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