Guinea
In 2002, USAID allocated $2.2 million to HIV/AIDS programs in Guinea. The Mission’s HIV/AIDS strategy aims to contain the spread of HIV into the general population in two ways: (1) via preventive measures targeted at specific vulnerable populations and high prevalence areas, and (2) via cross-sector activities to influence political commitment, policy, multisector programming, and the engagement of civil society. In both cases, changes in personal perception of risk and sexual behavior are the primary tenets of the strategy. Interventions also extend further along the prevention-to-care continuum to include strengthening of voluntary counseling and testing services and reestablishment of surveillance sites so that prevalence levels and program impact can be monitored.
Recognizing its current activities
are not sufficient to avert a potential HIV/AIDS crisis in
Guinea, USAID is developing a more comprehensive strategy
to prevent the epidemic’s spread. This strategy will intensify
prevention efforts in vulnerable populations, such as miners,
the military, sex workers, and adolescents; focus on other
vulnerable populations like transportation workers; and expand
prevention efforts beyond the health sector into the education,
agriculture, and micro-finance sectors. USAID emphasizes
collaboration with partners already active in HIV/AIDS prevention
and mitigation.
Access more information on USAID's
HIV/AIDS Program in Guinea,
March 2005 [PDF, 226KB].
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