Action through Partnerships : The Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP)
The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) was designated an 'international best practice' by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). A case study on the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) in D...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/15978109/action-through-partnerships-pan-caribbean-partnership-against-hivaids-pancap http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10343 |
| Summary: | The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against
HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) was designated an 'international best
practice' by the Joint United Nations Program on
HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). A case study on the Pan-Caribbean
Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) in December, 2004. The
Caribbean region is second only to Sub-Saharan Africa in HIV
prevalence with an estimated adult HIV prevalence rate of
2.3 percent in 2003. Approximately 430,000 adults and 23,000
children are living with HIV in the region. HIV/ AIDS are
the leading cause of death among adults in the age group
15-44 years. The epidemic is not just a health problem, but
a developmental and economic problem as it affects the most
productive human resources and redirects efforts from
productive activities to HIV/AIDS treatment and care. A
number of lessons emerge from PANCAP's experience. The
building of the partnership was regionally led and owned. En
Breve is proud to present the HIV/AIDS series which will run
from January until June of 2005. The series looks to raise
awareness on how HIV/AIDS directly affects the overall
development of the region focusing on the Caribbean. |
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