Caribbean Regional Program
Outside of sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean region has the highest HIV prevalence in the world. There are currently an estimated 240,000 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), and in 2009, AIDS was the leading cause of death among 25 to 44 year olds in the Caribbean. Women now account for half of all infections, and adolescent women have markedly higher prevalence than their male counterparts. However, some of the variation between young women and men could be because women are more likely to be tested and know their status.
USAID/Barbados-Eastern Caribbean’s (USAID/B-EC) program supports the strengthening of managerial, technical, and administrative capacities of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) involved in HIV/AIDS prevention activities and is a technical partner with national governments in strengthening the financial capacity of health systems and in private sector engagement. USAID/B-EC works with local partners to provide prevention, health care services and support to sex workers and their clients, men who have sex with men, migrant workers, serodiscordant couples, and PLWHA. Small grants and technical support provided to NGOs and community- and faith-based organizations improve the quality of program delivery while enhancing linkages with national AIDS programs, thus enabling greater achievement of results and the sustainability of efforts.
View the full USAID HIV/AIDS Health Profile for the Caribbean Region - January 2011 [PDF, 205KB]
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