HIV & AIDS in Latin America/The Caribbean

Latin America Overview | The Caribbean | Central America | Mexico | South America

See also: HIV/AIDS Global Statistics | Latin American Organizations | Developing World Policy & Funding | U.S. Global AIDS Bill | Medicine Recycling for the Developing World

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HIV/AIDS in Latin America -- 2007
Adults and children living with HIV	1.6 million
Adult and child deaths from AIDS	58,000
Adults and children newly infected with HIV	100,000

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
Washington Post Examines Treatment of MSM, WSW In Mexico, Latin America, Ability to Access HIV Treatment, Seek Asylum in U.S. (August 12, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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
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
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
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