Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
June 8, 2012
 June 8 is the seventh annual observance of Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Caribbean communities in the United States and its territories.
According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Caribbean has been disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. The adult HIV prevalence rate in the Caribbean is approximately 1%, which is higher than in any other region in the world outside of sub-Saharan Africa. However, HIV prevalence rates vary considerably among Caribbean countries, ranging between 0.1% and 3.1%, depending on the country.
The links on this page provide information about Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and resources on HIV prevention, treatment, and research, including information specifically related to Caribbean communities. |
| HIV/AIDS-Related Research and the Caribbean Region | FY 2012 Trans-NIH Plan for HIV-Related Research: Comprehensive plan for all National Institutes of Health (NIH) HIV/AIDS-related research for 2012, from the Office of AIDS Research (OAR), NIH. Various priorities for reducing HIV-related disparities that affect racial and ethnic minority communities are included in the Reducing HIV-Related Disparities section.
Published research on HIV/AIDS and the Caribbean region:
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HIV/AIDS Statistics and the Caribbean Region | HIV/AIDS and the Caribbean: Fact sheet with information and statistics on HIV/AIDS prevalence in the Caribbean, from UNAIDS.
The Status of HIV in the Caribbean: Report that includes information and statistics on HIV prevalence in the Caribbean, information on government programs focusing on HIV/AIDS, and the challenges that the Caribbean region faces, from UNAIDS.
HIV/AIDS Health Profile for the Caribbean: Fact sheet with information on HIV/AIDS trends in the Caribbean and information on U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) HIV/AIDS programs in the Caribbean, from USAID.
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AIDSinfo Resources | AIDSinfo and its Spanish-language companion website, infoSIDA, provide HIV/AIDS treatment and research information in both English and Spanish. These resources are also available on the AIDSinfo mobile site and the infoSIDA mobile site. AIDSinfo resources include the following:
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