HIV/AIDS in Latin America : The Challenges Ahead
Information on HIV/AIDS epidemics in Latin America is disperse and lacks comprehensiveness. Sound and timely policies can limit the current and future impact of the epidemics but good policies are built on a strong epidemiological base and accordin...
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AIDS HIV INFECTIONS AIDS PREVENTION EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO PREVENTION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME ADOLESCENTS AIDS EPIDEMIC AIDS INCIDENCE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPIES BIOLOGICAL MARKERS BLOOD DONORS BLOOD SAFETY BLOOD SUPPLY CASES OF AIDS COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS DECISION MAKING DISCRIMINATION DRUG USERS EARLY DETECTION EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGY FIRST INTERCOURSE GENDER HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH NUTRITION HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HETEROSEXUAL SEX HIGH-RISK HIGH-RISK GROUPS HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS HIV HIV INFECTION HIV INFECTIONS HIV TESTING HIV TRANSMISSION HOMOSEXUALITY HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN RIGHTS IMMUNE DEFICIENCY IMMUNE SYSTEM IMMUNITY IMMUNODEFICIENCY INJECTING DRUG USE INJECTING DRUG USERS INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LABORATORIES MANAGERS MODE OF TRANSMISSION MORTALITY MOTHER-TO-CHILD MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION NEW CASES NEW INFECTIONS NGOS NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NURSES NUTRITION NUTRITION PATIENTS PATIENTS PER MONTH PHYSICIANS PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTION EFFORTS PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PREVENTION OF MOTHER PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO AIDS RISK BEHAVIORS RISK GROUPS RISK POPULATIONS SAFETY SEX WITH MEN SEX WORKERS SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL EDUCATION SEXUAL ORIENTATION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SOCIAL MOBILIZATION SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SUPPORT STIS STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION TRANSMISSION TUBERCULOSIS UNAIDS URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIRAL LOAD WORK ENVIRONMENT WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE |
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AIDS HIV INFECTIONS AIDS PREVENTION EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO PREVENTION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME ADOLESCENTS AIDS EPIDEMIC AIDS INCIDENCE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPIES BIOLOGICAL MARKERS BLOOD DONORS BLOOD SAFETY BLOOD SUPPLY CASES OF AIDS COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS DECISION MAKING DISCRIMINATION DRUG USERS EARLY DETECTION EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGY FIRST INTERCOURSE GENDER HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH NUTRITION HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HETEROSEXUAL SEX HIGH-RISK HIGH-RISK GROUPS HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS HIV HIV INFECTION HIV INFECTIONS HIV TESTING HIV TRANSMISSION HOMOSEXUALITY HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN RIGHTS IMMUNE DEFICIENCY IMMUNE SYSTEM IMMUNITY IMMUNODEFICIENCY INJECTING DRUG USE INJECTING DRUG USERS INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LABORATORIES MANAGERS MODE OF TRANSMISSION MORTALITY MOTHER-TO-CHILD MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION NEW CASES NEW INFECTIONS NGOS NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NURSES NUTRITION NUTRITION PATIENTS PATIENTS PER MONTH PHYSICIANS PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTION EFFORTS PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PREVENTION OF MOTHER PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO AIDS RISK BEHAVIORS RISK GROUPS RISK POPULATIONS SAFETY SEX WITH MEN SEX WORKERS SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL EDUCATION SEXUAL ORIENTATION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SOCIAL MOBILIZATION SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SUPPORT STIS STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION TRANSMISSION TUBERCULOSIS UNAIDS URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIRAL LOAD WORK ENVIRONMENT WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE Garcia-Abreu, Anabela Noguer, Isabel Cowgill, Karen HIV/AIDS in Latin America : The Challenges Ahead |
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Latin America & Caribbean |
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Information on HIV/AIDS epidemics in
Latin America is disperse and lacks comprehensiveness. Sound
and timely policies can limit the current and future impact
of the epidemics but good policies are built on a strong
epidemiological base and according to the countries'
needs. The aim of this study was to assemble all the
information available on the epidemiological pattern of the
epidemics in Latin America and to gather information on
current national surveillance capacity, national responses
of the health sector to identify key areas where specific
interventions are needed. Through national statistics, data
published by international organizations, and databases
searches, the authors collected data on the extent, trends
and patterns of HIV/AIDS epidemic in 17 Latin American
countries. Data on national surveillance systems and
national responses from the health sector were gathered
through questionnaires applied to managers of the national
HIV/AIDS surveillance system, director of the National
HIV/AIDS program, NGOs, and physicians. Despite relatively
high rates of HIV infection in most countries, many Latin
American countries have not yet faced a full-scale AIDS
epidemic. HIV/AIDS falls within the framework of a low
endemic setting; in the majority of the countries the
epidemic is still concentrated in high-risk populations.
Latin America has the necessary infrastructure to
efficiently and effectively confront the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
However, the capacity to respond has been limited by
political, technical and social problems. Several key
problems on the areas of prevention, access to health and
social services, human rights and national capacity were
identified. The results of the study suggest that the main
challenges to meeting the current needs are (i) availability
of resources; (ii) institutional capacity to provide
training in all areas; and (iii) cultural, social and
religious factors. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Garcia-Abreu, Anabela Noguer, Isabel Cowgill, Karen |
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Garcia-Abreu, Anabela Noguer, Isabel Cowgill, Karen |
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Garcia-Abreu, Anabela |
| title |
HIV/AIDS in Latin America : The Challenges Ahead |
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HIV/AIDS in Latin America : The Challenges Ahead |
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HIV/AIDS in Latin America : The Challenges Ahead |
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HIV/AIDS in Latin America : The Challenges Ahead |
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HIV/AIDS in Latin America : The Challenges Ahead |
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hiv/aids in latin america : the challenges ahead |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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okr-10986-137492021-04-23T14:03:09Z HIV/AIDS in Latin America : The Challenges Ahead Garcia-Abreu, Anabela Noguer, Isabel Cowgill, Karen AIDS HIV INFECTIONS AIDS PREVENTION EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO PREVENTION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME ADOLESCENTS AIDS EPIDEMIC AIDS INCIDENCE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPIES BIOLOGICAL MARKERS BLOOD DONORS BLOOD SAFETY BLOOD SUPPLY CASES OF AIDS COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS DECISION MAKING DISCRIMINATION DRUG USERS EARLY DETECTION EPIDEMICS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGY FIRST INTERCOURSE GENDER HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH NUTRITION HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HETEROSEXUAL SEX HIGH-RISK HIGH-RISK GROUPS HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS HIV HIV INFECTION HIV INFECTIONS HIV TESTING HIV TRANSMISSION HOMOSEXUALITY HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUMAN RIGHTS IMMUNE DEFICIENCY IMMUNE SYSTEM IMMUNITY IMMUNODEFICIENCY INJECTING DRUG USE INJECTING DRUG USERS INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LABORATORIES MANAGERS MODE OF TRANSMISSION MORTALITY MOTHER-TO-CHILD MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION NEW CASES NEW INFECTIONS NGOS NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NURSES NUTRITION NUTRITION PATIENTS PATIENTS PER MONTH PHYSICIANS PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTION EFFORTS PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PREVENTION OF MOTHER PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO AIDS RISK BEHAVIORS RISK GROUPS RISK POPULATIONS SAFETY SEX WITH MEN SEX WORKERS SEXUAL BEHAVIORS SEXUAL EDUCATION SEXUAL ORIENTATION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SOCIAL MOBILIZATION SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SUPPORT STIS STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION TRANSMISSION TUBERCULOSIS UNAIDS URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIRAL LOAD WORK ENVIRONMENT WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE Information on HIV/AIDS epidemics in Latin America is disperse and lacks comprehensiveness. Sound and timely policies can limit the current and future impact of the epidemics but good policies are built on a strong epidemiological base and according to the countries' needs. The aim of this study was to assemble all the information available on the epidemiological pattern of the epidemics in Latin America and to gather information on current national surveillance capacity, national responses of the health sector to identify key areas where specific interventions are needed. Through national statistics, data published by international organizations, and databases searches, the authors collected data on the extent, trends and patterns of HIV/AIDS epidemic in 17 Latin American countries. Data on national surveillance systems and national responses from the health sector were gathered through questionnaires applied to managers of the national HIV/AIDS surveillance system, director of the National HIV/AIDS program, NGOs, and physicians. Despite relatively high rates of HIV infection in most countries, many Latin American countries have not yet faced a full-scale AIDS epidemic. HIV/AIDS falls within the framework of a low endemic setting; in the majority of the countries the epidemic is still concentrated in high-risk populations. Latin America has the necessary infrastructure to efficiently and effectively confront the HIV/AIDS epidemic. However, the capacity to respond has been limited by political, technical and social problems. Several key problems on the areas of prevention, access to health and social services, human rights and national capacity were identified. The results of the study suggest that the main challenges to meeting the current needs are (i) availability of resources; (ii) institutional capacity to provide training in all areas; and (iii) cultural, social and religious factors. 2013-06-04T20:38:38Z 2013-06-04T20:38:38Z 2003-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/3494835/hivaids-latin-america-challenges-ahead 1-932126-72-4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13749 English en_US HNP discussion paper series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean |