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World Bank & HIV/AIDS in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region

HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean

In 2007, the adult prevalence rate was 0.5% for Latin America with approximately 1.7 million people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), 140,000 newly infected and 63,000 AIDS related deaths.

In the Caribbean, adult HIV prevalence was 1.1% in 2007, there were 230,000 PLWHA, 20,000 were newly infected and 14,000 died of AIDS. + More

Overview | Key Issues | Lending Operations | Technical Assistance

Key Issues

The high level of stigma and discrimination and especially homophobia is a major impediment to an effective response to the epidemic in the region. More

Lending Operations

The World Bank’s total HIV/AIDS commitment in the Latin America and Caribbean region is US$91.3 million: IBRD US$50.3 million and IDA US$41 million. Stand-alone HIV/AIDS project lending includes the Caribbean MAP, which includes a new lending operation in Jamaica, and Central America. Three health projects have HIV/AIDS components: El Salvador, Honduras, and Argentina. More

Technical Assistance

This includes analytical work, technical support for strengthening strategic planning, regional workshops for strengthening project implementation, partnerships and pilots for strengthening the multi-sectoral response to HIV/AIDS, and technical support for addressing legal aspects of HIV/AIDS and disability, and HIV/AIDS. More

			Topic Briefing notes
			Thematic overviews – LAC Best Practices
			Country Summaries
			Report on the global AIDS epidemic 08
			New WB Publications

			LAC HIV/AIDS Website
			International HIV/AIDS Conference
			UNAIDS
			Active WB Projects