HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean: Haiti

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See also: HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean

Women in Haiti. Filmmaker Robert Bilheimer writes about a state-of-the-art HIV clinic in the Haitian countryside.

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Michigan: Anti-AIDS Program for Hispaniola Launched at MSU (January 26, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Disaster in Haiti (Fall 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
UN Official Pledges to Support LGBT, HIV-Positive Voices in Haiti (September 22, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Model AIDS Project Kicks Off in Haiti (July 19, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Update on Our Partnership With Haiti on Health (July 14, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
Haiti, Dominican Republic have 80 Percent of the Caribbean's HIV/AIDS (June 29, 2011)
In Dominican Today
Haiti: Local Volunteers Visit for AIDS Education Outreach (June 17, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Haitian AIDS Activist to Address UN High Level Meeting (May 26, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
After Haiti HIV Slur, NYC's HOT 97 Makes Amends (January 11, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
New York City Radio DJ Suspended After HIV Remark: A Blog Entry by Warren Tong (December 29, 2010)
From The Body
Following On-Air Slur, Haitian Community and Allies Blast HOT 97 Outside Studio (December 21, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
The Secret Life: A Portrait of a Sex Worker in Haiti (October 28, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
In Haiti, Health Conference Gets an Emotional Start (October 21, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Out of the Spotlight, the Quiet Spread of HIV in Haiti (August 17, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Would President Wyclef Jean Make HIV/AIDS a Priority? (August 2, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Haitian AIDS Official Declares Haiti's Epidemic Under Control; Grassroots Activists Balk (July 23, 2010)
From Housing Works
AIDS 2010: Organizations Highlight Plight of HIV-Positive Haitians, Call for Donors to Support "Whole of Society" Health System Strengthening (July 22, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Haiti Activists Criticize Lack of Representation on IAC AIDS Panel; Demand Action From Goosby (July 20, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
In Vienna, Long-Time Haitian AIDS Activist Sits Down With Clinton (July 19, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Haiti: Death Rate From HIV Falls 75 Percent With Early Treatment, Study Finds (July 19, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Haitian AIDS Activists Honored With Keith D. Cylar Awards (April 2, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
As Donors Meet to Discuss Haiti, AIDS Activists Protest UN Inaction (March 31, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Determinants of Intention to Use Condoms Among Clients of Female Sex Workers in Haiti (February 23, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Care Need in Haiti (February 2010)
Volunteer doctors and nurses are needed to help staff three clinics in Haiti through April 30, 2010.
To read PDF, click here.
From Housing Works
AIDS Victims Not Forgotten in Haiti Quake Chaos (January 26, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fourteen From Haiti AIDS Group Among Dead (January 19, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Haiti's Immediate and Longer-Term Health Crises (January 15, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Haiti Earthquake Poses Health Crisis for Impoverished Nation (January 14, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
From Haiti, A Surprise: Good News About AIDS (July 6, 2009)
Infection rate has plummeted due to education, medical programs.
From MSNBC
AP/Los Angeles Times Examines Haiti's Fight Against HIV (July 6, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
IAS Welcomes Trial Findings Showing Benefits of Earlier Antiretroviral Treatment (June 19, 2009)
From International AIDS Society
Haiti: A Ray of Hope in the Fight Against AIDS (March 26, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Haiti Making Progress Against HIV/AIDS, Challenges Remain, Opinion Piece Says (March 13, 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
Openly Gay Marchers Debut at Haiti AIDS Rally (December 4, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U. S. Focuses on Literacy, Curbing HIV/AIDS in Haiti (November 13, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Food Shortages Pose Obstacles to HIV/AIDS Treatment in Haiti (November 4, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Finding Solidarity in Haiti (July 18, 2008)
First gay rights group outside the capital is formed.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Number of HIV-Positive Haitian Immigrants in Dominican Republic Increasing, Officials Say (June 11, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
First Lady Laura Bush Tours Haiti to Highlight U.S. HIV/AIDS Programs (March 14, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
First Lady Laura Bush to Visit Haiti to Highlight U.S. HIV/AIDS Programs (March 6, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Haiti) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, Pan American Health Organization, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Stigma, Discrimination Toward Haitians Could Increase Following Release of Study That Found HIV Arrived in U.S. From Haiti, Advocates Say (December 4, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Palm Beach Post Publishes Articles Examining HIV/AIDS in Haiti (November 19, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Caribbean Broadcasters, Global Media AIDS Initiative to Expand HIV/AIDS-Related Broadcasting in Haiti (November 15, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Washington Post Examines Reaction to Study Tracking HIV's Arrival in U.S. From Haiti (November 5, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Arrived in U.S. From Haiti 10 Years Earlier Than Previously Believed, Study Says (October 31, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
In Haiti, Number of Children Orphaned by AIDS Grows (December 14, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Reaching Up (December 3, 2006)
Haiti had orphanages in every major city. But none would knowingly take a child orphaned by AIDS before a brave couple opened this orphanage.
In South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The Use of an Educational Video During Informed Consent in an HIV Clinical Trial in Haiti (September 25, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Announces $492 Million in Aid to Haiti (September 18, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Amid Unrest, Haiti Gains in Fight on AIDS (August 25, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS Treatment, Care Improving in Haiti, Despite Political Instability, Violence (August 15, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UN, EU, Canada Fund Film in Bid to Stem Spread of AIDS in Haiti (April 7, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Doctors in Haiti Fight Superstition, Poverty in War Against AIDS (December 12, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Haiti Says HIV Cases Halved in 10 Years (December 7, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Treatment as Successful in Haitian Patients as U.S. Patients (December 1, 2005)
Study in New England Journal of Medicine supports distribution of antiretrovirals in resource-poor countries.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
France Provides an Additional $3 Million to Haiti for HIV/AIDS Fight (September 13, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Haiti: The Intersection of Race, Poverty and HIV (September/October 2005)
In an interview, Haitian native Dr. Fritz Lolagne describes his home country's successes and failures in its fight against HIV.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
U.S. to Nearly Double Funding to $40 Million to Fight HIV/AIDS in Haiti (February 4, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
United Nations Calls for Donors to Release $1 Billion for Haiti to Address Social Problems, Including HIV/AIDS (November 19, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
International Donors Pledge $1 Billion in Aid for Reconstruction in Haiti, Including Funding for HIV/AIDS (July 21, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Columbus Dispatch Profiles AIDS Orphanages in Haiti (June 22, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Haiti's Battle Against HIV Yields Some Success (June 21, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UN Troops Undergo Training on HIV Prevention in Haiti (June 15, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Voodoo Priests Could Help Fight HIV/AIDS in Haiti, NPR's "Morning Edition" Reports (April 22, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Doctors Battle to Contain AIDS Epidemic as Unrest Engulfs Haiti (March 25, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Haiti's AIDS Epidemic Persists Despite Prevention, Treatment Advances (January 29, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
"Hard to Argue" HIV/AIDS Treatment Impossible in Developing World With Success of Program in Haiti, Opinion Piece Says (December 23, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New York Times Profiles Partners in Health's HIV Treatment Model in Haiti (December 1, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Haiti: Running Child-AIDS Nonprofit a Challenge (August 14, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Officials Launch Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Prevention Program in Haiti (July 22, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New York: Conference Addresses Haitian Health Care (June 16, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Haiti, Small Caribbean Islands to Get Cheaper HIV/AIDS Drugs (April 28, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS in Haiti (April 16, 2003)
[Archived Article]
A 17-minute video and transcript featuring interviews with First Lady Mildred Aristide and Paul Farmer, M.D., and William Pape, M.D., two physicians on the front lines of Haiti's efforts to fight HIV, prepared by Fred de Sam Lazaro, a correspondent for PBS' "NewsHour" with Jim Lehrer.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Ex-President Clinton Urges Aid for Haiti (April 9, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Millions in New AIDS Funds Bring Hope to Life-and-Death Struggles in Haiti (April 7, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Haiti Receives Assistance to Fight AIDS Epidemic (December 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Haiti: AIDS Treatment and Prevention of HIV Go Together, Expert Says (November 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Progress in AIDS Program in Haiti (July 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention