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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Dominican Republic (CDC/DR) has three disease impact goals: 1) prevent new cases of HIV in key populations of men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers, and priority populations (migrants), 2) reduce the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB), and 3) reduce the impact of infectious disease outbreaks.

 

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Staff

CDC office (physical presence)
3 U.S. Assignees
14 Locally Employed

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Dominican Republic at a Glance

Population: 10,612,000
Per capita income: $13,570
Life expectancy at birth: W 77/M 71 yrs
Infant mortality rate: 31/1000 live births
Source: Population Reference Bureau World Population Data Sheet, 2016

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Top Causes of Death

  1. Ischemic Heart Disease
  2. Stroke
  3. Road Injury
  4. Diabetes
  5. Lower Respiratory Infections
  6. Prostate Cancer
  7. Hypertensive Heart Disease
  8. HIV/AIDS
  9. Preterm Birth Complications
  10. Cirrhosis

Source: http://www.who.int/gho/countries/dom.pdf?ua=1 Updated: 2015

What CDC Is Doing

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Dominican Republic (CDC/DR) expanded

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Dominican Republic (CDC/DR) has three disease impact goals:

  1. prevent new cases of HIV in key populations of men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers, and priority populations (migrants)
  2. reduce the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB)
  3. reduce the impact of infectious disease outbreaks

To achieve these goals, CDC/DR works closely with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and other nongovernmental partners in epidemiology and surveillance initiatives; works to strengthen laboratory systems; implements HIV and TB prevention strategies; and improves the provision of health services for these populations.

CDC/DR, through the U.S President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has three main HIV- related goals: 1) increase detection, access to care, and retention of people living with HIV to reduce mortality and HIV transmission, 2) improve the quality of care and HIV clinical cascade of individuals who are seen at public health facilities, and 3) increase access to, and uptake of, HIV testing and counseling, condoms, and other evidence-based interventions focused on key and priority populations.

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Local partners conduct outreach and perform rapid HIV testing to priority, difficult-to-reach populations at risk for HIV infection in Mao, Valverde.

Local partners conduct outreach and perform rapid HIV testing to priority, difficult-to-reach populations at risk for HIV infection in Mao, Valverde. Photos by: Juan J. de los Santos

  • Assisted the MoH in implementing a national strategy for the PMTCT of HIV and syphilis
  • Launched a national laboratory accreditation program and strengthened laboratory capacity
  • Designed and implemented HIV prevention interventions among MSM, sex workers, and migrant populations
  • Trained >200 field epidemiologists at basic, intermediate, and advanced levels (FETP) since 2012
  • Developed an electronic HIV Patient Monitoring System (FAPPS) in 2013, that has allowed tracking of individuals on ARV

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  • Page last reviewed: June 30, 2017
  • Page last updated: June 30, 2017
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