Central America Regional Program
As the largest regional HIV/AIDS donor in Central America, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) allocated $4 million to the Central America regional HIV/AIDS program in 2002. The regional strategy focuses on areas and at-risk populations not normally covered by bilateral programs and mobile populations that cross borders, such as truck drivers, commercial sex workers, and migrant workers. Primary beneficiaries are Central Americans at risk of HIV or sexually transmitted infections. The key objectives of the program are to:
- Reduce risky behavior in high prevalence populations by: increasing coverage of interpersonal and mass media behavior change campaigns; increasing condom availability in high-risk outlets; and expanding use of community prevention planning models.
- Facilitate the implementation of improved policies by: assisting host governments with budgeting, implementation, and monitoring of regional and national HIV/AIDS strategic plans; implementing regional and national advocacy agendas; and ensuring the use of surveillance information for planning, resource allocation, and program evaluation.
- Support effective and efficient delivery of comprehensive care for people living with HIV/AIDS by: developing best practices for a comprehensive care delivery system appropriate to locally available resources; and developing, implementing and evaluating a comprehensive HIV/AIDS training and mentorship program for health professionals.
Access more information on
USAID's HIV/AIDS
Regional Program in Central America, December 2004 [PDF,
238KB].
Country
Programs in this Region:
USAID Non-presence Countries Assisted
by the Central America Regional Program:
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