Caribbean Region :Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Prevention And Control Project
Date: June 28, 2001
The following project was approved today by the World Bank's Board.
FIRST PHASE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC and BARBADOS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: LOAN AMOUNT: IBRD—US$25 million TERMS: Grace period = 5 years; Maturity = 17 years BARBADOS: LOAN AMOUNT: IBRD—US$15.5 million TERMS: Grace period = 3 years; Maturity = 10.5 years
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Caribbean program aims to assist countries seeking to contain the spread of HIV/AIDS by reducing transmission among high risk groups and educating the general population; to help people living with HIV/AIDS receive care that is effective, affordable and equitable within the context of the government's health policy; and to strengthen the institutional capacity to respond to HIV/AIDS in a sustainable way. In the Dominican Republic and in Barbados the World Bank loans will finance activities largely grouped in three components: 1) Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS transmission; 2) Diagnosis, basic care, and support of individuals affected by HIV/AIDS; and, 3) Management and institutional strengthening. For more information, call Alejandra Viveros at (202) 473-4306, fax 522-3698 or e-mail aviveros@worldbank.org
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