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Resource Requirements to Fight HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Ernest Massiah (03/04, SOC-136, En)
This paper examines the resource needs for mounting a comprehensive HIV/AIDS programs in Latin America and the Caribbean up to the year 2007. The report provides information on estimated changes in the cost of selected prevention, treatment and care interventions, and gives an estimate of the annual financing gap for HIV/AIDS programs in LAC. The report fills a gap in knowledge of region-specific cost estimates for HIV/AIDS, and provides a baseline for evaluating changes in the cost and priorities of HIV/AIDS pro-grams in LAC.
The report was prepared based on input from LAC economists, and national AIDS program personnel, at two sub-regional workshops held in 2002, as well as a background report prepared by the Futures Group International and the Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica of Mexico. I would like to thank the Govern-ments of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, for their generous support for the study and preparation of the report, as well as UNAIDS and the Pan American Health Organization for their technical and fi-nancial inputs into the study.
Last updated: 06/01/07
