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US AID The United States Agency for International Development

US AID The United States Agency for International Development. USAID, the U.S. government’s agency for assistance, works in approximately 80 countries supporting: economic growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.

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US AID The United States Agency for International Development

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  1. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________USAID/MEXICO 2003

  2. USAIDThe United States Agencyfor International Development USAID, the U.S. government’s agency for assistance, works in approximately 80 countries supporting: • economic growth, agriculture and trade; • global health; and • democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________USAID/MEXICO 2003

  3. USAID in Mexico • Objective: Develop and implement collaborative development responses to shared problems • Annual Budget: $US 30 million • Supports Mexican development and reform initiatives in five primary areas __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________USAID/MEXICO 2003

  4. Focus Areas in Mexico • Higher Education • Infectious Diseases • Natural Resource Management • Micro-Finance • Governance and Rule of Law __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________USAID/MEXICO 2003

  5. Infectious Diseases HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________USAID/MEXICO 2003

  6. HIV/AIDS Strategy Favorable policy environment • Prevention • Targeted resources • Social marketing Behavior change • Most vulnerable groups • Stigma and discrimination • Condom availability __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________USAID/MEXICO 2003

  7. Future Current HIV/AIDS Presence HIV / AIDS Activities Yucatan Guerrero Puebla Oaxaca Veracruz EDOMEX DF Chiapas (Sonora) (Tamaulipas) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________USAID/MEXICO 2003

  8. HIV/AIDS Activities • Formation of state multisectoral groups for advocacy and strategic planning • Establishment of National STIs guidelines including training of medical services personnel • Study of stigma and discrimination and on HIV/AIDS in mobile populations • Providing technical assistance to CA countries for designing interventions in key migrant transit points __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________USAID/MEXICO 2003

  9. Tuberculosis Strategy • Bi-lateral agreement Secretary of Health • Strengthen capacity of NTP • Case identification and continuity of treatment thru DOTS • Address migration and HIV/AIDS impact on TB __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________USAID/MEXICO 2003

  10. TB Strategy Partners Support a sustainable and effective institutional capacity in Mexico to diagnose, control, and monitor tuberculosis Partners: • SSA, Division of Health Promotion and Prevention • National Center for Epidemiological Surveillance • Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference • National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER) • State Health Secretariats __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________USAID/MEXICO 2003

  11. California Arizona New Mexico Baja California Norte Texas Sonora Chihuahua Coahuila Nuevo León Tamaulipas San Luis Potosí Jalisco Veracruz Michoacán Guerrero Oaxaca Chiapas PriorityAreas 13 target states • Border states report 20% of Mexico’s cases • Other states where conditions favor TB transmission __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________USAID/MEXICO 2003

  12. Border Health • Strengthening emergency health facilities • Public, private and community collaborators __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________USAID/MEXICO 2003

  13. Emergency Health Care • Grants for equipment and supplies • Triage and Stabilization Unit, Nogales Sonora __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________USAID/MEXICO 2003

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