Nicaragua
Nicaragua is a Central American country rich in traditional art and biological rarities, such as the world’s only fresh-water shark. After years of conflict, Nicaragua’s economy is beginning to recover. However, its continuing development is under threat from a rising HIV/AIDS rate.
Nicaragua’s developing health care system faces HIV/AIDS-related challenges. IntraHealth works in Nicaragua through USAID’s Capacity Project to:
- Train the faculty of regional health professional schools on preventing HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination
- Improve the access of health providers and universities’ faculty and students to current HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis knowledge and tools through the Internet
- Support the decentralization of HIV care and treatment through health staff performance improvement activities
- Improve supervision and human resource management systems.
Donor/Project: USAID (Capacity Project)
Partners: JHPIEGO
Selected health statistics for Nicaragua (WHO, accessed July 2007):
Life expectancy, in years (m/f): 68, 73<
Probability of dying under 5 years of age (per 1000 live births): 37
Adult prevalence of HIV/AIDS: 0.1–0.3%
Maternal mortality, 1999 stats (per 100,000 live births): 113