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The Regional Program on
AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections

The Regional Program on AIDS and STI of the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) provides technical expertise for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the Region of the Americas. The mandate for PAHO's Regional Program on AIDS/STI is to promote, design and facilitate technical activities and policies to improve the capacity of Member Countries to reduce the number of future infections and to provide timely and adequate care for people living with HIV/AIDS/STI.

The Regional Program is part of a broader set of culturally sensitive, gender specific, multinational and multisectoral responses to HIV/AIDS and STI in the Americas. The Program provides technical support within the following framework:

  • dissemination of information
  • training
  • direct technical cooperation
  • resource mobilization

The objectives of the Regional Program on AIDS and STI are:

  • advocate for HIV/STI prevention and control at the country level in Latin America and the Caribbean;
  • strengthen management capacity to develop and implement policies for HIV and STI prevention and control;
  • involve nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in prevention and control efforts and build networks among NGOs at the country level;
  • provide direct technical cooperation to Member States including (but not limited to): epidemiological analysis; development of educational materials and country HIV/STI surveillance reports; laboratory support for STI diagnosis, improvement of blood safety measures, etc.
  • promote research about HIV/AIDS epidemiological trends and their relation to other STI; design of prevention messages based on cultural and other factors; studies on socioeconomic impact, etc.
  • disseminate information (technical and scientific) to and from Member Countries;
  • strengthen sentinel surveillance, and advise and train professionals to monitor HIV/AIDS/STI infection and trends at the country level