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  Central African Republic - Country Profile Updated: March 2005  
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Central African Republic drafted a national strategic plan to combat HIV/AIDS involving NGOs, local organisations, governmental bodies and development partners in 2002. It will be completed in 2009. It includes an ARV treatment program to provide low cost drugs to patients.

Ministry of public health and populations
Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la population
P.O. Box .823
Bangui, CAR
Tel: (+236) 61 16 35

National programme to fight AIDS
Programme National de lutte contre le Sida
P.O. Box 1416
Bangui, CAR
Tel: (+236) 61 17 32
Fax: (+236) 61 29 40 / 67 01 37

HIV/AIDS Organisations:

  1. National Council to fight AIDS
    Comité National De Lutte Contre Le Sida
    P.O. Box 2613
    Bangui, CAR
    Tel: (+236) 61 36 65 / (+236) 61 36 94
    Fax: (+236) 61 05 46 / (+236) 61 36 94
    Email:
    · Build-up capacities and foster local initiatives. Publish a magazine on AIDS-related issues.

  2. Caritas – Developmental Services for human promotion
    P.O. Box 2602
    Bangui, CAR
    Tel: (+236) 61 38 26
    Fax: (+236) 61 46 92 / (+236) 61 38 26
    Email:
    · Implement local networks and provide resources to help other organizations fighting AIDS.

  3. Centrafrican Network of Youth fighting against AIDS/sti
    Réseau Centrafricain De Jeunesse Pour La Lutte Contre Le Sida/mst(Recajels)
    P.O. Box 3044
    Bangui, CAR
    Tel: (+236) 61 73 40
    Fax: (+236) 61 10 00
    · Awareness, training and networking for young seropositives.

  4. Congres National des Jeunes Femmes VIH+
    P.O. Box 1721
    Bangui, CAR
    Tel: (+236) 61 31 29 / (+236) 61 10 89
    Fax: (+236) 04 18 93
    Email:
    · Networking and setting local organizations to help young HIV-positive women.

  5. Congress of HIV-positive women
    Congrès Des Femmes VIH-positive
    P.O. Box 1721
    Bangui, CAR
    Email:
    · Networking organizations and women. Providing assistance and settle local groups.

  6. Health and hope foundation
    P.O. Box 1864
    Bangui, CAR
    Tel: (+236) 61 73 40
    Fax: (+236) 61 35 61
    · Assistance in capacity building and healthcare.

  7. KTSH EEL/RCA Programme
    P.O. Box 100
    Bouai, CAR
    Email:
    · Awareness and condoms distribution.

  8. «Ga Nduru Na Wa Sida « Project
    P.O. Box 100
    Bouar, CAR
    Tel: (+236) 31 41 71
    · Tutelage of HIV-positives. Public awareness campaigns in rural areas. Fundraising. Providing training to volunteers.

  9. RECAPEV/ICW
    P.O. Box 1416
    Bangui, CAR
    Tel: (+236) 61 10 89
    Fax: (+236) 61 01 37
    Email:
    · Awareness for general public on stigmatization and discrimination.

  10. Centrafrican Network of PWIH RECUPEV
    Réseau Centrafricaine des PVVIH RECUPEV
    P.O. Box 1416
    Bangui, CAR
    Email: /
    · Prevention based on real-life stories.

  11. RONALSI
    P.O. Box 1864,
    Bangui, République Centrafricaine
    Tel: (+236) 61 73 40
    Fax: (+236) 61 35 61
    Email:
    · Capacity-building, coordination, and evaluation of partnerships.

  12. Written press fighting against AIDS
    Cellule Presse Écrite pour la lutte contre le Sida
    P.O. Box 427
    Bangui, RCA
    Tel: (+236) 04 64 14 / (+236) 50 36 32
    Email:
    · Training and assistance to journalists on AIDS/HIV-related issues.

  13. Centrafrican plastic artists against AIDS
    Cellule des artistes plasticiens Centrafricains pour la lutte contre le Sida
    P.O. Box 1528
    Bangui
    Tel: (+236) 04 31 21 / (+236) 50 83 99

  14. Association of men living with HIV/AIDS
    Association des hommes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA
    P.O. Box 1721
    Bangui, RCA
    Tel: (+236) 04 63 93
    Email:
    · Set-up local organizations. Provide training for volunteers. Awareness programs for private companies and general public.

  15. SWAA society for women and AIDS in Africa
    Association des femmes Africaines et Sida (AFAFSI)
    P.O. Box 986
    Bangui, CAR
    Tel: (+236) 61 61 98
Country Indicators
Demographic data Year Estimate Source
Total population (thousands) 2004 3,912 UN population division database
Female population aged 15-24 (thousands) 2004 409 UN population division database
Population aged 15-49 (thousands) 2004 1,784 UN population division database
Annual population growth rate (%) 1992-2002 2.1 UN population division database
% of population in urban areas 2003 42.5 UN population division database
Average annual growth rate of urban population 2000-2005 2.5 UN population division database
Crude birth rate (births per 1,000 pop.) 2004 37.3 UN population division database
Crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 pop.) 2004 22.3 UN population division database
Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) 2000 1100 WHO (WHR2004)/UNICEF
Life expectancy at birth (years) 2002 43 World Health Report 2004, WHO
Total fertility rate 2002 5 World Health Report 2004, WHO
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 2000 120 World Health Report 2004, WHO
Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 2000 179 World Health Report 2004, WHO
For consistency reasons the data used in the above table are taken from official UN publications
Socio-economic data Year Estimate Source
Gross national income, ppp, per capita (Int.$) 2002 1,190 World Bank
Gross domestic product, per capita % growth 2001-2002 2.6 World Bank
Per capita total expenditure on health (Int.$) 2001 58 World Health Report 2004, WHO
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 2001 51.2 World Health Report 2004, WHO
Total adult illiteracy rate 2000 53.3 UNESCO
Adult male illiteracy rate 2000 40.3 UNESCO
Adult female illiteracy rate 2000 65.1 UNESCO
Gross primary school enrolment ratio, male 2000/2001 89 UNESCO
Gross primary school enrolment ratio, female 2000/2001 61 UNESCO
Gross secondary school enrolment ratio, male 2000/2001 not available UNESCO
Gross secondary school enrolment ratio, female 2000/2001 not available UNESCO
For consistency reasons the data used in the above table are taken from official UN publications
Epidemiological Fact Sheet
Estimated number of adults and children living with HIV/AIDS, end of 2003
These estimates include all people with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS, alive at the end of 2003:
Adults and children 260,000  
Adults (15-49) 240,000 Adult rate(%) 13.5
Women (15-49) 130,000  
Children (0-15) 21,000  
Estimated number of deaths due to AIDS
Estimated number of adults and children who died of AIDS during 2003:
Deaths in 2003 23,000  
Estimated number of orphans
Estimated number of children who have lost their mother or father or both parents to AIDS and who were alive and under age 17 at the end of 2003:
AIDS orphans 2003 110,000  

Assessment of the epidemiological situation

In 2002, HIV surveillance was conducted among pregnant women attending 48 antenatal care clinics in 17 districts. Although HIV sentinel surveillance was established in 1986, no surveys were conducted between 1997 and 2000.

In 2002, only 8 of the 48 ANC sites reported HIV prevalence rates of <10%. In Bangui, HIV prevalence among ANC attendees remained relatively stable between 1986 and 1990 in the range of 4.7% to 6.8%.The median HIV prevalence among women attending two antenatal care clinics in Bangui remained relatively stable (9.3%-14.0%) between 1994 and 2002.

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