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Apr 26, 2018 News
During the last six years, the annual number of new HIV infections among adults across the Caribbean has remained static. Based on available data, the reported HIV cases was an estimated 17,000 in 2016.
This state of affairs was amplified by Minister of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry, when she addressed the two-day Joint Regional Dialogue forum which commenced on Tuesday in Trinidad and Tobago. The forum is one that has attracted some 60 regional delegates including faith leaders, parliamentarians, civil society, national AIDS programme managers and youth leaders.
Henry is attending the forum in the capacity of Chair of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS [PANCAP] Regional Coordinating Mechanism. In her deliberations, she highlighted that “one-third [33 percent] of our Caribbean people living with HIV on treatment were not virally suppressed in 2016.”
For this reason, she noted that retaining people on treatment has proven challenging for most countries in the region. The Minister added, “Notably, of all people living with HIV in the Caribbean, 36 percent were unaware of their HIV status in 2016. And late diagnosis is still a challenge, particularly for men.”
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