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Please click on AIDS Primer, if you do not see the A-Z navigation links, specific for this section. Use the health and science Search engines to find additional HIV/AIDS information. Understand specific terms in AIDS Literature using the AIDS Glossary: A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  This page is a part of a much larger website -- "Treasures of the Internet" -- that includes other health-related sections, as well as other more general sections on the arts, literature, science, etc. If this is your first visit, please read "navigating this site", for further guidance. Ecuador AIDS Fact Sheets Ecuador 30 Related & Regional Sites Click on figure for the latest pictographic image of the estimated annual number of new HIV infections worldwide (2003), and by region, 1988 to 2003 (pdf, 2 MB) Spread of HIV in Latin America & Caribbean (1984-1999) (figure) and read the latest AIDS Epidemic Update in Latin America and the Caribbean 30 Latin America & Caribbean43 HIV/AIDS in Latin America & the Caribbean: 30, 31 Spread of HIV in Latin America & Caribbean (1984-1999) (Graphics) 30 Compare with Global View of HIV Infection (1984-1999) (824K) HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean30 AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections: National Programs42 , in Spanish42 UNAIDS Epidemiological Factsheets for the Americas (pdf)30, in Spanish30, French30, Russian30 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the Americas (pdf)42 May 18, 2001. Provisional Agenda Item 4.2 for the 128th PAHO Executive Committee in Washington, DC, June 25-29, 2001 HIV and AIDS in the Americas: AnEpidemic with Many Faces (pdf)42 PAHO, WHO, and UNAIDS, April 2001 The AIDS Summary Bimonthly overview of HIV/AIDS issues in Latin America & Caribbean. Produced by the International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region; in Spanish HIV Healthcare Access Limited in Central America Reuters Health/Yahoo, 8/15/01. [Central American] Region Seeks Cheap AIDS Drugs BBC News, 8/12/01. Brazil: Winning Against AIDS Lifeonline, 8/9/01. For related regional news and information go to: AIDS News & Information Archive: Latin America La iniciativa regional sobre SIDA para America Latina y el Caribe (SIDALAC) Parte del Programa Conjunto de las Naciones Unidas sobre VIH/SIDA (ONUSIDA), copatrocinado por seis agencias del Sistema incluyendo UNICEF, PNUD, FNUAP, UNESCO, OMS y el Banco Mundial. Vigilancia del SIDA en las Americas Organización Panamericana de la Salud Visit more extensive list: AIDS Documents/Websites in Spanish See also: Español31 HIV/STD program Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, A UNAIDS collaborating institution based in Cuernavaca, Mexico Iniciativa Regional sobre VIH/SIDA para America Latina y el Caribe (SIDALAC) Project of the Fundacion Mexicana para la Salud. In English and Spanish. Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Organizaciones No Gubernamentales con Servicio en VIH/SIDA (LACCASO) Regional secretariat of International Council of AIDS Service Organizations. Strengthens capacity of NGOs to promote and advocate for the adoption of policies and programs at national and regional level that protect and promotethe human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and the communities most affected.In Spanish and English. Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network Regional coordinating network linking groups promoting women's sexual and reproductive health and rights; in Spanish Forum 2000: Conference on Horizontal Technical Cooperation on HIV/AIDS and STDs in Latin America and Caribbean Rio de Janeiro, November 6-11, 2000. 10th Latin American Congress of Sexology and Sexual Education Cusco, Peru, October 24-27, 2000. Caribbean Conference on HIV/AIDS Bridgetown, Barbados, September 11-12, 2000. Heightening Awareness of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean Region Speech by Peggy McEvoy, Team Leader, UNAIDS Caribbean Team, at the Caribbean Conference on HIV/AIDS, Nassau, Bahamas, February 24-25, 2000. Pan American Health Organization Country Health Profiles42 National AIDS Programs42 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) World Bank Latin America and Caribbean Page Includes country briefs. Latin America Network Information Center Links to country-specific information as well as several databases (newspapers, journals and magazines, etc.) -- prepared by the University of Texas at Austin. World Factbook 2000 ___________ Notes and Footnotes: Click on Literature Sources to access the source of the information database, specified as superscript after each topic link.

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First Written: 19990118 Latest Update: 20060328