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HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean -- 2007
Adults and children living with HIV	230,000
Adult and child deaths from AIDS	11,000
Adults and children newly infected with HIV	17,000

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

Overview

Caribbean Coalition on Women, Girls Pledges to Address HIV, Gender-Based Violence (March 16, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Caribbean Should Decriminalize Homosexuality to Help Fight Spread of HIV, Lewis Says (February 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UNAIDS Report on HIV/AIDS in Caribbean Highlights Challenges, Next Steps (December 11, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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
Caribbean Officials Say Fight Against HIV/AIDS Undermined by Ignorance (January 22, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact Sheet: AIDS Epidemic in Caribbean (PDF) (December 2006)
A brief overview of the effects of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean.
From UNAIDS
Fact Sheet: The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Caribbean (May 8, 2006)
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Closet of the Caribbean (April 2006)
A group of HIV-positive Caribbeans living in the UK comment on the deep-seated stigma in their communities.
In Positive Nation
Caribbean: HIV and AIDS Statistics and Features, End of 2002 and 2004 (December 2004)
From UNAIDS
Caribbean: AT&T Donating Computers for Regional HIV/AIDS Programs (March 15, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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
Research Funding: HRSA Awards $600,000 "Twinning" Grant to Fight HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean (September 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Caribbean Leaders Discuss Ways to Stop Spread of HIV/AIDS, Leading Cause of Death Among Young People (July 7, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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
Caribbean Officials Say New Deal for Cheaper HIV/AIDS Drugs Will Help Region-Wide Effort (July 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. to Help Caribbean Fight AIDS (April 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In Caribbean, People With HIV Say Discrimination Tops List of Concerns (January/February 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
U.S. Drug Company Calls on Caribbean Nations to Expand Access to HIV-Fighting Drugs (September 5, 2001)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Prostitutes at Least Can Protect Themselves. Married Women Can't." (June 8, 2001)
A report about HIV in the Caribbean.
In South Florida Sun-Sentinel
New Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS Launched: Coalition of Partners Cuts Across Sectors to Mobilize Resources, Expand Response, Reduce Impact of AIDS (February 14, 2001)
From UNAIDS
AIDS Overwhelms Caribbean Isles (October 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive

Jamaica

Jamaica: Face of HIV/AIDS Improves -- Health Official (June 9, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jamaica: Gay Men in Hiding, Avoiding Health Care Because of Stigma, Survey Suggests (March 13, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Continued Discrimination Against Jamaican HIV-Positive MSM Hinders Their Efforts to Seek Health Care, Advocates Say (March 12, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Jamaica: Ministry Exploring PATH Benefits for HIV/AIDS Affected (January 22, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UNAIDS Report on HIV/AIDS in Caribbean Highlights Challenges, Next Steps (December 11, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
A Multimedia Chronicle of Living With HIV in an Impoverished Paradise (Spring 2008)
From Live Hope Love
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
Homophobia Hinders Efforts to Address HIV/AIDS in Jamaica (September 29, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Jamaica Begins Public Campaign to Fight HIV Stigma (August 23, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
United States, U.S. Drug Company Merck Announce Grant to Combat HIV/AIDS in Jamaica (June 15, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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
Jamaica: Cabinet Approves HIV/AIDS Policy for Schools (January 15, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
$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

UNAIDS Report on HIV/AIDS in Caribbean Highlights Challenges, Next Steps (December 11, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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
Trinidad: World Bank Issues US$20 Million Loan to Help Government Fight HIV/AIDS (June 30, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Actor Danny Glover Filming Television Program on HIV/AIDS and Children in Trinidad (November 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Other Caribbean Countries

Stigma, Gender Violence Placing Women in Caribbean at Increased Risk of HIV (May 11, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
USAID Program Has Helped Curb Spread of HIV in Guyana, Health Minister Says (March 17, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Antigua HIV/AIDS Program Manager Announces Plans for Education Campaign (March 5, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UNAIDS Report on HIV/AIDS in Caribbean Highlights Challenges, Next Steps (December 11, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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
Your Little Will Do a Lot (November 13, 2007)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Former President Bill Clinton Praises Bahamas for Its HIV/AIDS Progress (February 8, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Caribbean AIDS Conference to Be Held in Dominican Republic in March 2004 (August 19, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
St. Kitts: U.S. Embassy Sponsors Theatrical Play on AIDS (April 28, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton Praises Efforts Against AIDS in Visit to Bahamas (April 7, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Bank Approves Loan to Grenada to Combat HIV/AIDS (July 29, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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