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The Ministry of Health and the Joint United Nations Program on HIV (UNAIDS) will promote initiatives for the sustainability of the AIDS response and the elimination of HIV transmission by the mother and the child, such as Part of the actions for the reduction of infant mortality.
The Minister of Health, Dr. Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas and UNAIDS Country Director, Bethania Betances, spoke about national funding for the response HIV has increased dramatically in recent years years, from US $ 9,981 million in 2012 to US $ 14.81 million in 2016, 70% of which was invested by the Ministry of Health and the National Health Service (SNS). 30% come from social security.
They pointed out that for this year, the Dominican State through the MSP has supported 13 million 500 thousand dollars for the purchase of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), inputs and reagents, and that the contribution of international cooperation currently accounts for 54% of total investment in HIV and AIDS. Of this total, the United States Government contributes 31%, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 22%, while the United Nations Technical Assistance contributes 1%.
expressed, "is closely linked to the commitment of the Dominican State to achieving the three main goals of the elimination of HIV and AIDS by 2030, among which will be to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV to prevent in countries, 76 deaths annually children
Sánchez Cárdenas, thanked the representative of UNAIDS for her visit and presentation of the goals and objectives that have been set in HIV, especially the elimination of mother-to-child transmission, as they constitute one of the priorities of their management, such as the reduction of infant mortality in the country.
For its part, Betances extended its congratulations to the government, through the Minister of Health, for taking charge of the three major goals of accelerated action against HIV, he said: reduce new infections to less than 500 thousand cases by 2020 worldwide, fewer deaths associated with AIDS, coverage of antiretrovirals for all people living with HIV, and elimination of stigma and discrimination .
"Child Care and Sustainability of the Response He explained that this institution provides strategic advice, dissemination, coordination and technical support to connect government leaders, the private sector and communities for the fight HIV prevention and delivery, and supports the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Elimination of HIV Transmission in Mothers and Children, Syphilis Congenital and Hepatitis B, among other initiatives.
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