Defusing the time bomb: coming to terms with HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean

ABSTRACT

The potential of the HIV/AIDS equipment to derail adjustment and development trends in the Caribbean has generated concern about the cost of controlling and reducing the hold of the epidemic on the region. This concern leads to an emphasis on three crucial dimensions of the programme which has been set up in response to the threat. These dimensions can be listed as(1) programme content (2) programme targeting (3) programme funding. This paper focuses on programme funding and deals specifically with the level of funding required, its source, and its allocation(AU)