By 2005, Latin America and the Caribbean should be spending around 550 million dollars annually to treat people who have HIV/AIDS.
A Prescription Long Overdue
The number of Latin Americans with HIV/AIDS who receive medical attention through state programmes and who have access to adequate treatment is growing, but many are still out of the loop. What must be done to remedy the situation?
An AIDS Vaccine - When?
Ten years into the search for an AIDS vaccine, hope mounts with each new test. Though most scientists are cautious in their predictions, an effective vaccine may be available in two to five years.
"I Have AIDS - and I am Happy"
Latin American women and men with HIV/AIDS talk about their state of mind and their hopes. When they were first diagnosed with the virus, some as long as 15 years ago, they felt as if the earth opened under their feet. But they have all moved on with their lives, and today they smile, they have once again found reason to smile. Following are the thoughts of these anonymous heroes, many of them now AIDS activists.
NGOs the Driving Force Behind Public Policy on AIDS
In the tumultuous 1980s, as Brazil returned to democracy, homosexual groups launched a movement to fight the spread of AIDS. Since then, civil society throughout the region has been strengthening its role in the decision-making processes related to the disease.
The Many Faces of HIV
At hospitals in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, women wait patiently for their turn to see a doctor in the prenatal care unit. The queues are enormous - and so is the fear. According to recent studies, one of every ten Haitian women may be infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus, the precursor to AIDS).
Link Yourself to Life with the 'Red Ribbon' Project
Pharmacies, beauty salons and barbershops in Mexico have served since 1998 as information centres about HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention.
In the last two decades we learned a few lessons about AIDS prevention. One is that this global epidemic is driven by men.
