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HIV & AIDS in Latin America/The Caribbean
| HIV/AIDS in Latin America -- 2007 |
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Adults and children living with HIV | 1.6 million
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Adult and child deaths from AIDS | 58,000
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Adults and children newly infected with HIV | 100,000
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Statistics from UNAIDS. For full report, click here. (PDF)
Latin America Overview
- Antiretrovirals: Resource Page for Latin America and the Caribbean (Regularly Updated)
From Pan American Health Organization
- 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
- Latin America: Let's (Not) Talk About Sex (April 19, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Latin American Countries Reach Agreement With Drug Companies to Receive Discounted Antiretrovirals (August 10, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- 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
- HIV/AIDS Epidemic at "Tipping Point" in Many Caribbean Countries, Expert Warns (July 6, 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
- Press Briefing with Joep Lange, M.D., and Dan Kuritzkes, M.D., on Concerns Regarding the Scale-Up of Antiretrovirals in Developing Countries (Summer 2004)
This briefing took place at the XV International AIDS Conference on July 15, 2004.
In Positives for Positives, from Wyoming: Positives for Positives
- Organizing for Access: The Agua Buena Human Rights Association (February 2004)
A closer look at an organization fighting for access to HIV treatment for all Latin Americans.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Large Mother-Child HIV Prevention Programs Can Work in Developing World, Study Says (January 27, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Leaders Attending Summit of Americas Sign Declaration Expressing Concern Over HIV/AIDS Epidemic (January 14, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- 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
- Formula Feed Is "Medicine to Prevent HIV" (July 18, 2003)
Researchers recommend that formula feeding for babies of HIV-positive women in developing countries be treated as though the formula is a medicine -- which means it should be supplied continuously and adequately paid for by the government.
From aidsmap.com
- 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
- Report: Documents Show Bayer Unit Sold HIV-Risky Blood-Clotting Medicine Abroad (May 22, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AIDS Experts: Spend Funds More Wisely to Fight Epidemic in Latin America Region (April 10, 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
- Global War Against AIDS Runs Short of Vital Weapon: Donated Condoms (October 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AIDS Surveillance in the Americas: Biannual Report (PDF) (June 2002)
Detailed epidemiological data as of June 2002.
From Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization
- Latin America and the Caribbean (December 2001)
In AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2001, from UNAIDS
- HIV and AIDS in the Americas: An Epidemic With Many Faces (PDF) (2001)
A detailed analysis of the causes and effects of the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Americas, with statistical information through 2000.
From Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization
- Global Overview: Latin America and the Caribbean (December 2000)
In AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2000, from UNAIDS
- HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean (December 2000)
From UNAIDS
- Battling Social Exclusion a Must in Struggle Against AIDS, UNAIDS Says (November 6, 2000)
From UNAIDS
- Medicine Recycling to Latin America: Interview With Jesùs Agüais, AID for AIDS in New York (August 4, 2000)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Antiretroviral Drugs in Latin America (Summer 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Central America and the Caribbean (Summer 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Editorial (November 1998)
The Day of the Dead: remembering those who have died from AIDS.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Jairo Pedraza on HIV in Latin America (October 1998)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
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