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Fighting HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean

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dc.contributor.authorMarquez, Patricio
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T11:22:55Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T11:22:55Z
dc.date.issued2002-06
dc.description.abstractIn 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1977233/fighting-hivaids-caribbean
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/10409
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10409
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesen breve; No. 4
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectHIV INFECTIONS
dc.subjectACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
dc.subjectSTRATEGIC PLANNING
dc.subjectDISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROL
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS
dc.subjectDISEASE TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectBEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectDISEASE TREATMENT
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectDISEASE SURVEILLANCE
dc.subjectMONITORING & EVALUATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION DISSEMINATION
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectHEALTH REFORM
dc.subjectACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME VACCINES
dc.subjectCOUNSELING
dc.subjectCONDOM PROMOTION
dc.subjectPEER MONITORING
dc.subjectSEX EDUCATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION DISSEMINATION
dc.subjectPHARMACEUTICALS
dc.subjectTARGETED ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDISEASE RESEARCH
dc.subjectTECHNICAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectMONITORING & EVALUATION
dc.subjectVENEREAL DISEASES
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS ADOLESCENT
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAIDS PATIENTS
dc.subjectBEHAVIOR CHANGE
dc.subjectCARE SERVICES
dc.subjectCASES OF HIV
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL SEX
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS
dc.subjectCONDOM USE
dc.subjectCONDOMS
dc.subjectCOUNSELING
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDRUG USERS
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectESSENTIAL DRUGS
dc.subjectFIRST SEX
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subjectHEALTH REFORM
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHIGH RISK GROUPS
dc.subjectHIGH-RISK
dc.subjectHIGH-RISK GROUPS
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV POSITIVE
dc.subjectHIV PREVALENCE
dc.subjectHIV PREVALENCE RATE
dc.subjectHIV TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectHOME CARE
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectINFECTION RATES
dc.subjectINFECTIONS
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHER-TO-CHILD
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNEW INFECTIONS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRENATAL CARE
dc.subjectPREVENTION AND CARE
dc.subjectPREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectPREVENTION OF MOTHER
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectRISK BEHAVIORS
dc.subjectRISK GROUPS
dc.subjectSCREENING
dc.subjectSEX WITH MEN
dc.subjectSEX WORKERS
dc.subjectSEXUAL HEALTH
dc.subjectSEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectSEXUAL INTERCOURSE
dc.subjectSTIS
dc.subjectSYPHILIS
dc.subjectTREATMENT AND CARE
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNAIDS
dc.subjectVACCINE TRIALS
dc.subjectVOLUNTARY TESTING
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE POPULATIONS
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTH LEADERS
dc.titleFighting HIV/AIDS in the Caribbeanen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:42:29.340732Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1977233/fighting-hivaids-caribbean
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid293801468743116416
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_02081904011549
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1977233
okr.identifier.report24518
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2002/09/07/000094946_02081904011549/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::HIV AIDS
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::HIV AIDS and Business
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.unitLCR
okr.volume1
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