Exclusion continues to hamper Caribbean HIV fight

Delegates at the meeting

While the HIV response in the Caribbean has made “remarkable” progress, inequality and exclusion continue to hamper efforts to reduce new infections and the number of people on treatment, a meeting of government and civil society representatives from eight Caribbean countries heard last week.

During a three-day workshop hosted by the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and supported by the Ford Foundation, the group discussed cultural, social and political barriers to eliminating stigma and discrimination and increasing access to social justice,