HIV/AIDS

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HIV/AIDS

Since the beginning of the epidemic, almost 60 million people have been infected with HIV and 25 million people have died of HIV-related causes. In 2008, some 33.4 million [31.1 million-35.8 million] people living with HIV, 2.7 million [2.4 million-3.0 million] new infections and 2 million [1.7 million-2.4 million] AIDS-related deaths. In 2008, around 430,000 [240,000-610,000] children were born with HIV. Young people account for around 40% of all new adult (15+) HIV infections worldwide. (UNAIDS. The global AIDS epidemic. 2009.)

Sonja Caffe and Amalia del Riego. The PAHO HIV Caribbean Office: Supporting the Caribbean to Strengthen the Health Sector Response Toward Universal Access to HIV/STI Prevention, Treatment and Care.

Roberta Clarke – UNIFEM. Gender Equality: The enabling environment to halt and reverse the spread of HIV and AIDS.

Female condom and HIV/STI prevention

Alba, Weny and Luciano, Dinys. 2011. The female condom: a key piece iof the puzzle of HIV/STI prevention in the Dominican Republic (Spanish)

Wendy Alba. (2011). Interview with Mary Beth Hastings (CHANGE) -strengthening prevention now: Female condom and advocacy . (Spanish)

Interview with Angela Polanco Martínez on female condom and UNFPA’s technical assistance in the Dominican Republic (2011 (Spanish)

Wendy Alba. (2011). Strengthening the civil society for advocacy on female condom. Workshop organized by CHANGE. February 2011 (Spanish)

Materials in Spanish

Dinys Luciano y Diana Aristizábal. Programas de atención integral al VIH/ITS para camioneros.

Diana Aristizábal. El sector transporte y las respuestas sociales frente al VIH.

Dinys Luciano. Enfoque estratégico aplicado al desarrollo de programas de prevención del VIH para camioneros.