Costa Rica
Costa Rica is rich in biological diversity, with rapid growth in its technological industries. However, its continuing development is under threat from a rising HIV/AIDS rate. The country’s health workers need training in HIV/AIDS treatment and care and reducing stigma in health care facilities against people living with HIV/AIDS.
IntraHealth works in Costa Rica 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 TB knowledge and tools through the Internet
- Improve HIV/AIDS service provision
- Improve supervision and human resource management systems.
Donors/Projects: USAID (Capacity Project)
Partners: JHPIEGO, Management Sciences for Health
Selected health statistics for Costa Rica (WHO, accessed July 2007):
Life expectancy, in years (m/f): 75, 80
Probability of dying under 5 years of age (per 1000 live births): 12
Adult prevalence of HIV/AIDS: 0.3–1.0%
Maternal mortality, 1999 stats (per 100,000 live births): 19