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                                                      HAITI HIV/AIDS STATISTICS

The statistics show that at the end of 2009, an estimated 240,000 people were living with HIV in the Caribbean. Some 17,000 people were newly infected during 2009, and 12,000 people died from AIDS.

In the Bahamas more than 3% of the adult population is living with HIV. Higher prevalence rates are found only in sub-Saharan Africa, making the Caribbean the second-most affected region in the world. Half of adults living with the virus are women. Trends and transmission routes Overall, the main route of HIV transmission in the Caribbean is heterosexual sex, much of which is associated with commercial sex. Sex between men is also a major factor in some countries' epidemics. Cultural and behavioural patterns (such as early initiation of sexual acts, and taboos related to sex and sexuality), gender inequalities, lack of confidentiality, stigmatization and economic need are some of the factors influencing vulnerability to HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean.

Estimated HIV prevalence and deaths due to AIDS, end 2009 Country Living with HIV/AIDS Deaths due to AIDS during 2009 All people Adult (15-49) prevalence %

Countries:                     Number of infections            Number of deaths
Bahamas                        6,600                                   500
Barbados                       2,100                                   100
Cuba                              7,100                                   100
Dominican Republic        57,000                                 2,300
Jamaica                          32,000                                 1,200
Trinidad and Tobago       15,000                                 1,000
Haiti                               120,000                               7,100

It should be noted that the above figures are estimates and are made with a large degree of uncertainty. For example, the number of people living with HIV in the Bahamas is estimated as being between 2,600 and 11,000. Provision of antiretroviral drugs Countries in this region are making efforts to slow the epidemic and to limit its impact, most obviously through their efforts to provide antiretroviral drugs. In 2002, the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS signed an agreement with six pharmaceutical companies to provide access to cheaper antiretroviral drugs. Progress since then has been uneven, partly due to wide differences in drug prices. Access to antiretroviral therapy is provided to almost all those in need in Cuba. However in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Haiti, HIV treatment coverage reaches less than half those in need, at 47%, 46% and 43% respectively.1 Find out more about universal access to AIDS treatment. back to top References WHO/UNAIDS/UNICEF (2010) 'Towards Universal Access: scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector'



                                                         Cholera Statistics:

The cholera death toll in Haiti is rising daily, with official figures indicating that 3,333 people have died since the outbreak of the epidemic in mid-October. Official sources state that, as a result of cholera, the numbers have averaged out to around 50 new reported deaths a day.

The epidemic, the first in Haiti for more than a century, has further devastated an already desolate community still recovering from the January 2010 earthquake that crippled much of the country and left some 250,000 people dead. The total number of cholera infections has soared to 150,000; newest data from December 26 noted 432 more deaths than previous health ministry statistics. On Thursday, authorities in the neighbouring Dominican Republic also said there had been 139 reported cases there, though none of them fatal.

The outbreak of the disease triggered anti-UN riots in the capital Port-au-Prince last month, as some Haitans turned their anger on Nepalese peacekeepers who they accused of bringing cholera into the country. Angry mobs in the deeply superstitious nation also stoned or hacked to death at least 45 people - most of them voodoo priests - accusing them of spreading the water-borne bacterial infection. But experts say the outbreak was likely sparked by a human source from outside the region. The United Nations has promised a thorough investigation into the origin of the epidemic.

Cholera, which causes deadly diarrhoea and vomiting, often affects poor countries with limited access to clean water and proper sanitation. Haiti is ranked lowest in the America's on the UN's Human Development Index. Following the January 2010 earthquake, many are homeless or live in temporary camps in and around the capital, leaving them vulnerable to further exposure to the disease. The

Pan-American Health Organisation in early December estimated Haiti could see up to 400,000 cholera cases over the next 12 months, half of them within three months alone.