National Aids Commission Belize

NAC Calls for Expression of Interest -

Potential Sub-Recipients of the Belize Global Fund Round 9 Proposal

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About the Call for Expression of Interest

Submission Deadline - May 12th 2009

All Government Agencies, Departments, Ministries, NGOs, Community Based Organizations, Faith Based Organizations interested in participating are called to this URGENT announcement.

The National AIDS Commission, Belize�s Country Coordinating Mechanism formally announces a call for Expression of Interest for agencies to be considered as potential Sub-Recipients and implementers of the proposed Round 9 HIV/AIDS Proposal to the Global Fund.

Should you have any questions please feel free to contact the National AIDS Commission Secretariat at (501) 223- 7592/94.

Impact of HIV/AIDS in Belize

Belize, with an estimated adult HIV prevalence of 2.4% at the end of 2005, has the unwanted distinction of having the third highest rate of infection in the Caribbean region and the highest in Central America.

Data available since 1995 illustrates that, in the past several years, Belize has been experiencing a dramatic escalation in reported cases of HIV, placing its prevalence at 2.4% - the highest in Central America and the third highest in the Caribbean.

Reports from 1986 through June 2005 indicate that 3,154 individuals in

Belize have acquired HIV and 745 have developed AIDS. In addition, 576 deaths have been reported to be AIDS related.

Factors Influencing HIV/AIDS in Belize

Location

Belize's HIV/AIDS epidemic is influenced by its geopolitical location. The country is an excellent transit point to the

United States due to its location, the bilingual characteristic of its population, and its diverse cultures.

Transmission
Conclusions on the major mode of HIV transmission in Belize are difficult to make due to incomplete reporting of information. However, some information on mode of infection among persons with HIV who have developed AIDS is available. Existing information from these AIDS cases indicate the primary mode of infection between 1986 and 1994 to be heterosexual sex, with 71% of AIDS cases associated with heterosexual activity.

Vulnerable Populations
Several groups in Belize have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to HIV infection, including persons living in poverty, mobile and migrant populations, commercial sex workers, persons living with Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), youth, men who have sex with men, members of the uniformed services and incarcerated populations

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