#HIV #AIDS #Awareness #Day #Caribbean #American - @UNAIDSCaribbean @JamaicaGleaner @ObserverLive Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: HIV in the Caribbean Region June 7, 2013 • By Rachel Albalak, PhD, Director, Caribbean Regional Office, Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Jean Wysler Domercant, MD, MPH, Acting Director of Clinical Services, Haiti, Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Note: In the United States, Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is June 8. For this observance, Caribbean-American leaders sponsor diverse activities to create awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the health status of Caribbean-Americans within their specific communities. The observance also draws attention to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Caribbean. For more information, go to ncahaad/ Exit Disclaimer Across the globe, countries are making historic gains towards ending the AIDS epidemic and ushering in an AIDS-free generation. They are doing so by using science, innovation, and evidence-based strategies to help save lives. According to the UNAIDS World AIDS Day Report 2012 Exit Disclaimer [PDF 1.13MB], the Caribbean region has the sharpest declines in the number of new HIV infections worldwide since 2001, with a drop of more than 42%. For example, in Suriname, the rate of new HIV infections fell by an estimated 86%, the rate in the Dominican Republic declined by 73%, and in Haiti the rate fell by 50%. From 2009–2011, the number of children acquiring HIV infection has declined significantly (32%). Apart from high-income countries, the Caribbean is the only region with high coverage levels for effective antiretroviral treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission, though coverage varies from country to country, with some countries exceeding the regional coverage level of 79%. Not surprisingly, the countries of the Caribbean also experienced a 48% decline in AIDS-related deaths. The Dominican Republic had 61% fewer people dying from AIDS-related causes, while Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, and Suriname saw a greater than 40% reduction. read more...
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