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Home > Countries & Regions > Latin America
Updated September 2008
Regional Overview
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Epidemiology and Trends
Health and Development Profiles
Guidelines and Best Practices
Surveys and Assessments
Policy Reports and Papers
Provider Education and Training
International Organizations
HIV/AIDS Web Sites
Conferences and Events
News Sources and Periodicals
Comprehensive Indicator Report
Focus on Care and Treatment
Guidelines
Country Profiles
Argentina
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
HIV/AIDS in Latin America
Population, 2008538,000,000
People living with HIV/AIDS, 20071,700,000
Women (aged 15+) with HIV/AIDS, 2007550,000
Children with HIV/AIDS, 200744,000
Adult HIV prevalence (%), 20070.5
AIDS deaths, 200763,000
nd = No data
Source: Population Reference Bureau & UNAIDS
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These pages will be updated regularly. To suggest a document for inclusion on this page, please send an email to countries@chi.ucsf.edu.

Regional Overview

Abstracted from the 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, UNAIDS, August 2008.

Epidemiology and Trends

New HIV infections in 2007 totaled an estimated 140,000, bringing to 1.7 million the number of people living with HIV in this region. An estimated 63,000 people died of AIDS last year. The overall levels of HIV infections in Latin America have changed little in the past decade. HIV transmission in this region is occurring primarily among men who have sex with men, sex workers, and (to a lesser extent) injecting drug users.

Health and Development Profiles
AIDS Epidemic Update Regional Summary - Asia
UNAIDS, April 16, 2008. [PDF, 216K] Also in Spanish, French, and Russian.
Fact Sheet: AIDS Epidemic in Latin America
UNAIDS, December 2006. [PDF, 51K] Also in Spanish, French, and Russian.
Guidelines and Best Practices
Tratamiento antirretroviral de la infección por el VIH en adultos y adolescentes en Latinoamérica y el Caribe: en la ruta hacia el acceso universal
Pan American Health Organization, 2008. In Spanish. [PDF, 963K]
Guía práctica para la implementación de pruebas fiables
Pan American Health Organization, 2008. In Spanish. [PDF, 686K]
Building Blocks: Comprehensive Care Guidelines for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in the Americas
Pan American Health Organization, October 2002. In Spanish.
Surveys and Assessments
AIDS Surveillance in the Americas
Biannual Report, Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization, June 2002. [PDF, 273K] Also in Spanish. [PDF, 560K]
Policy Reports and Papers
Desafíos y Lecciones Aprendidas: Prevención de las ITS, el VIH y el SIDA entre hombres gay y otros hombres que tienen sexo con hombres en América Latina y el Caribe latino
Asociación para la Salud Integral y Ciudadanía en América Latina y el Caribe, 2005. [PDF, 477K]
Promoción de la Salud Sexual y Prevención del VIH-Sida y de las ITS en los Pueblos Indígenas de las Américas
Organización Panamericana de la Salud, 2005. [PDF, 662K]
Patients under Antiretroviral Treatment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Pan American Health Organization, August 3, 2003. In English and Spanish.
HIV Infection and AIDS in the Americas: Lessons and Challenges for the Future
Monitoring the AIDS Pandemic, Epidemiology Network for Latin America and the Caribbean (EPiNET), April 2003. [Word, 424K]
Special Report: AIDS in the Caribbean and Latin America
amFAR Global Initiatives, 2003. Provides a regional overview of the epidemic and corresponding governmental responses, and lists regional resources.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the Americas
128th PAHO Executive Committee in Washington, DC, June 25-29, 2001. [PDF, 121K]
HIV and AIDS in the Americas: An Epidemic with Many Faces
PAHO, WHO, and UNAIDS, April 2001. [PDF, 369K]
Provider Education and Training
Infecciones de transmisiónes sanguínea o sexual entre personas que se injectan drogas y sus parejas en las Américas: Manual para profesionales de la salud
Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional, Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo de España, Organización Panamericana de la Salud, 2004.[PDF, 6MB]
International Organizations
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Resource page for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Portfolio of Grants
Regional HIV/AIDS programs supported by the Global Fund.
Latin America and Caribbean Regional Health Sector Reform Initiative
LACHSR supports national reform processes to promote more effective basic health services. It uses a participatory approach, working in partnership with key decision-makers in the Region to build capacity to access health sector problems and to design, implement, and monitor reforms.
Pan American Health Organization
Regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization. HIV/AIDS related activities include:
Antiretrovirals: Resource Page for Latin America and the Caribbean
Covers access, price, and policy information.
PAHO HIV Newsletter
World Bank Latin America and Caribbean Page
Includes country briefs.
HIV/AIDS Web Sites
Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Organizaciones No Gubernamentales con Servicio en VIH/SIDA (LACCASO)
Regional secretariat of International Council of AIDS Service Organizations. Strengthens capacity of NGOs to promote and advocate for the adoption of policies and programs at national and regional level that protect and promote the human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and the communities most affected. In Spanish and English.
HIV InSite's Spanish language links page
Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network
Regional coordinating network linking groups promoting women's sexual and reproductive health and rights. In English and Spanish.
Latin American PLHA Network, RED LA+
A Spanish-language site promoting the circulation of HIV/AIDS information among institutions and individuals. Site features an international forum for HIV/AIDS discussion.
Proyecto Accion SIDA de Centroamerica (PASCA)
Financed by USAID; provides technical assistance in HIV/AIDS/STD prevention to governments, NGOs, and the private sector in Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. In English and Spanish.
Conferences and Events
Calendar of HIV Events in Latin America and the Caribbean
A continually updated calendar of HIV conferences and workshops in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. In English and Spanish.
The 4th Central American STD/HIV/AIDS Congress (CONCASIDA 2005), 3rd Forum on HIV/AIDS/STDs in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the 4th Central American Gathering of People Living with HIV/AIDS
San Salvador, El Salvador, November 7-11, 2005.
Second Regional Conference in Follow-up to the World Summit for Social Development
Santiago, Chile, May 15-17, 2000. Also in Spanish.
News Sources and Periodicals
Resource Center of the Americas Quarterly Newsletter
Noticias y Nuevos Documentos
News and new documents from PASCA.
Latin America Network Information Center (LANIC)
Includes links to major newspapers and journals and magazines. Links to country-specific information as well as several databases. A service of the University of Texas at Austin. Also in Spanish and Portuguese.
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