From the HIVQUAL International Update

COUNTRY PROFILE:  HIVQUAL-Haiti
Team succeeds in the face of destruction after the 2008 hurricane season; Performance measurement process is facilitated by nation-wide EMR system.

With the third highest HIV/AIDS prevalence in the western hemisphere, Haiti has confronted a severe epidemic for many years.  The first cases of AIDS in Haiti were reported in the early 1980s, and today an estimated 190,000 Haitians are living with HIV/AIDS.  Coverage of antiretroviral treatment has expanded considerably in recent years, with more than 20,000 patients receiving ART at 51 sitse throughout the country...

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