HIV/AIDS in NEW MEXICO

The following data represent the cumulative totals of reported AIDS cases in New Mexico. Included are the total number of reported AIDS cases, and the number of reported AIDS cases by demographic category in New Mexico.

Total Reported AIDS Cases

• In New Mexico, the cumulative number of reported AIDS cases from the beginning of the epidemic in 1981 through 1996, is 1,442.
• 205 cases were reported in New Mexico in the past year.

• In New Mexico, the cumulative total number of reported AIDS cases among the following populations is:

Reported AIDS Cases By Gender

• In New Mexico, 6.17% of the total number of reported AIDS cases are among Women.

Reported AIDS Cases By Age

• In New Mexico, the percentage of the cumulative total number of reported AIDS cases among the following age groups is:

* Data in this summary was compiled by AIDS Action Council. Epidemiological data was provided by the Centers for Disease Control. Funding amounts were provided by the appropriate federal agency, and are from the most current fiscal year that state-by-state data is available.

FUNDING

The State of New Mexico received a total of $8,156,961 in federal funding for AIDS programs in FY 1996.

Prevention

• In FY 1996, $3,015,080 was provided to New Mexico by the CDC for prevention programs. These funds were allocated to state and local health departments and community-based organizations to finance counseling and testing programs, public information and health education/risk reduction activities, and for monitoring the epidemic (AIDS case surveillance programs).

Care

1. Ryan White CARE Act

• In FY 1996, $1,263,765 was provided to New Mexico by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for health care and supportive services for people living with AIDS (PLWAs) under the Ryan White CARE Act.

Title II -- $882,641
-- Funds to state health depts. for medical and support services for PLWAs - $753,940
-- AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), funding for the purchase of HIV/AIDS prescription drugs - $128,701

Title IIIB -- $381,124
-- Funds to community-based clinics and migrant health clinics to provide outpatient early intervention and primary medical services for PLWAs.

2. Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA)

• In FY 1996, $1,030,000 in competitive grants was provided to New Mexico by the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA) program. HOPWA provides for HIV-specific housing programs, 90% through formula grants, and the remaining 10% on a competitive basis to projects of national significance.

Research

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• In FY 1996, the NIH allocated $2,848,116 to universities and other institutions in New Mexico to conduct AIDS research.

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