Bolivia
With less than 1 percent of Bolivia’s adult population estimated to be HIV-positive, the country has one of the lowest HIV prevalence rates in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Bolivia’s first case of HIV was diagnosed in 1985, and since then the epidemic has been largely concentrated in groups of men who have sex with men (MSM). In May 2007, the Government of Bolivia reported a total of 2,464 cases of HIV since the beginning of the epidemic. UNAIDS, which included estimates of unknown cases, reported in 2005 that 7,000 people in Bolivia were HIV-infected, but estimates vary widely between 3,800 and 17,000 people.
Through USAID, Bolivia received $1 million in fiscal year 2007 for essential HIV/AIDS programs and services. USAID programs in Bolivia are implemented in partnership with the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. A recent USAID success in Bolivia includes the installation of 18 computers in the regional HIV/AIDS clinics and the development of an automated epidemiological information system that provides real-time, clinic-based data on HIV/AIDS and other diseases. The system was quickly recognized as the best source of such data in the country.
View the USAID HIV/AIDS Health Profile for Bolivia - September 2008 [PDF, 99KB]
Related Links
|
