Guatemala
With less than 1 percent of the adult population estimated to be HIV-positive, Guatemala is considered to have a concentrated epidemic. However, Guatemala – Central America’s largest country – accounts for nearly one-sixth of Central America’s HIV-infected population. Since the country’s first case of HIV was reported in 1984, infections have occurred primarily among men who have sex with men (MSM) and sex workers. According to the National AIDS Program (NAP) in the Ministry of Health (MOH), as of April 2007, Guatemala had 10,304 officially reported cases of HIV/AIDS. UNAIDS estimates that 61,000 people are living with HIV in Guatemala and 2,700 deaths
have occurred due to AIDS.
Currently, USAID assists the MOH in extending services for people with sexually transmitted infections and those needing voluntary HIV/AIDS counseling and testing. USAID also works to improve the capacity of the health workforce in several Central American countries, including Guatemala, to deliver comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, and treatment, and care for people living with HIV/AIDS, including those with tuberculosis co-infection.
View the USAID HIV/AIDS Health Profile for Guatemala - September 2008 [PDF, 120KB]
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