CDC Global HIV/AIDS Activities - Rwanda
· HIV Prevalence (Adults 15-49): 3.1%
· Estimated AIDS Deaths (2005): 21,000
· Estimated AIDS Orphans: 210,000
From the UNAIDS Epidemiologic Fact Sheet 2006 Update
Partnering to Fight HIV/AIDS
The CDC Global AIDS Program (GAP) Rwanda office opened in 2002. Since then, CDC has been supporting
the Government of Rwanda in the areas of blood safety, counseling and testing,
prevention of mother to child HIV transmission, basic community- and
home-based palliative care, tuberculosis/HIV integration, antiretroviral
treatment and adherence, as well as laboratory and human capacity building. CDC
also provides technical and financial assistance to the Ministry of Health on
the development HIV services guidelines and HIV prevention services through its
health school project.
In 2003, US President George W. Bush announced the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and CDC GAP Rwanda became a part of this unified US Government effort to turn the tide against the epidemic.
Last reviewed: October 24, 2008
Content Source:
Global AIDS Program (GAP)
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention