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- CDC has created drug platform for Jamaica

24 thousand orphans due to aids

With Jamaica having gone through so many HIV cases, their government has not been able to handle the epidemic on their own. According to CDC data from 2018, there was an estimated 1.9% prevalence of HIV in people ages 15-49, 1500 deaths, an 24,000 orphans resulting from HIV. This has caused the CDC, the Center for Disease Control, to interfere and further help and improve the nations response to HIV. CDC CRO is working with Jamaican government to help better control the HIV epidemic there. The CDC helps by creating and adding more access to better quality care and treatment to those affected, improving and increasing their laboratory capacity, and much more. The CDC has also helped an HIV drug resistance testing platform in Jamaica.

The CDC has stressed the importance of HIV prevention, care, and treatment in Jamaica. They have been focused on improving case finding and data, resolving almost all HIV cases that have been lost to follow up, and implementing a differentiated service delivery. The CDChas also focused on enhanced laboratory capacity and strategic information for HIV in Jamaica. They are trying to improve human resource capacity, implement HIV rapid test quality improvement initiative, and expand and strengthen their laboratory system and testing capabilities.