World AIDS Day 2024

As we commemorate World AIDS Day along with other countries both regionally and internationally, we embrace this opportunity to raise awareness of HIV and support those living with the disease.  Since the detection of the first case in Barbados in 1984 and the end of December 2023, 4,841 persons have been diagnosed with HIV.   Of these, 64% were male, and 36% female.  Males also account for the majority of persons diagnosed with advanced disease (67% of AIDS cases) in this country.  In 2023, 132 persons were newly diagnosed with HIV and there were 2, 635 persons living with HIV at the end of 2023.

Author: Ministry Of Health and Wellness

Publish: December 01, 2024