1. UNAIDS: PANAMA CITY, PANAMA http://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/regions/latinamerica/

2. UNAIDS Regional Office for Central and South America

3. ZZero AIDS-Related Deaths ZZero Discrimination ZZero New Infections UNAIDS MISSION

4.  Reducing sexual transmission Reducing sexual transmission  Reduce sexual transmission of HIV by 50% by 2015  Preventing HIV among drug users Preventing HIV among drug users  Reduce transmission of HIV among people who inject drugs by 50% by 2015  Eliminating new HIV infections—children Eliminating new HIV infections—children  Eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2015 and substantially reduce AIDS-related maternal deaths  15 million accessing treatment 15 million accessing treatment  Reach 15 million people living with HIV with lifesaving antiretroviral treatment by 2015  Avoiding TB deaths Avoiding TB deaths  Reduce tuberculosis deaths in people living with HIV by 50% by 2015 UNAIDS GOALS

5.  Closing the resource gap Closing the resource gap  Close the global AIDS resource gap by 2015 and reach annual global investment of US$ 22-24 billion in low- and middle-income countries  Eliminating gender inequalities Eliminating gender inequalities  Eliminate gender inequalities and gender-based abuse and violence and increase the capacity of women and girls to protect themselves from HIV  Eliminating stigma and discrimination Eliminating stigma and discrimination  Eliminate stigma and discrimination against people living with and affected by HIV through promotion of laws and policies that ensure the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms  Eliminating travel restrictions Eliminating travel restrictions  Eliminate HIV-related restrictions on entry, stay and residence  Strengthening HIV integration Strengthening HIV integration  Eliminate parallel systems for HIV-related services to strengthen integration of the AIDS response in global health and development efforts UNAIDS GOALS

6.  41 countries impose some kind of restriction on the entry, stay, and residence based on HIV status  U.S. only lifted restrictions that banned visits by HIV-positive individuals in 2010  7 countries have laws against adult consensual same- sex sexual conduct with the penalty of being death  Every Hour 50 young women are newly infected with HIV  In 2012 there were 1.6 million AIDS-related deaths – a 29% decrease from 2005  1.2 million AIDS-related deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa alone  There are 35.3 million people living with HIV  25.0 million adults and children living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa alone EPIDEMIOLOGY

7.  An estimated 0.5% of the population is infected with HIV  An estimated 4.0% of those infected die from AIDS  Life expectancy is 76 years  Mandatory HIV test for pregnant mothers  Free HIV testing to all citizens Lets compare – panama Belize Panama

8.  An estimated 0.4% of the population is infected with HIV  An estimated 1.6% of those infected die from AIDS  Life expectancy is 79 years  FL has the 2 nd most diagnosed cases of HIV of the 50 states  CA has the most diagnosed cases Lets compare – u.s. Proportion of Americans living with HIV

9. AAn estimated 25% of the population is infected with HIV AAn estimated 2.6% of the infected population die from AIDS LLife expectancy is estimated 47 years for woman and 43 years for men – most men refuse to get tested AAn estimated 47% of all deaths under 5 years old are caused by HIV/AIDS 885 out of a 1,000 live births result in infant death PPeople admit to mixing cow dung and water just to be able to take their antiretroviral because of rising food costs TThe Swazi people don’t use condoms because “it is their job to reproduce” SSwazi men think that if they’re circumcised they can’t catch HIV Lets compare – Swaziland

10.  Current Antiretroviral is Atripla  Helps to reduce viral load to undetectable levels  http://www.atripla.com/index.aspx http://www.atripla.com/index.aspx  Cost in the U.S. is around $1,200 per month  Atripla is only made in the U.S.  In Panama, the treatment is more expensive  More difficult to obtain Atripla in Panama because of the cost HIV ANTIRETROVIRAL - TREATMENT

11.  Requirements:  At least a masters degree  5-7 years of specialized experience  Learn two official languages of the united nations; one must be English  Official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish  Suggestions:  Work for a US agency for several years prior – its more field work  Ex. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  The UN is more advocacy work – dealing with foreign governments WORK FOR THE UNITED NATIONS