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HIV/AIDS Organisations

  Ministry of Health—AIDS Programme
Contact person: Anne Gédéon, AIDS Programme Manager Tel: +248 388 000
Location: P.O.Box. 52
Mont Fleuri
Seychelles
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What we do:

  UNAIDS Country Co-ordinator (also Mauritius, Madagascar and Seychelles)
Contact person: Sétou Kaba - UNAIDS Country Coordinator Tel: +261 20 22 366 32
Location: Fax: +261 20 22 641 84
  Email:
  Web:
What we do:

  Chair, UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS
Contact person: Rui Gama Vaz, WHO Tel: +248 32 48 06
Location: Fax: +248 22 57 54
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Sources: - National literacy surveys
- The Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
- The World Bank
- World Health Organization
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Country Profiles
- United Nations Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 2005. “World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision.” New York.
- The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

Treatment Map

HIV Prevalence Rate (%) (2005, UNAIDS): .3%
No. Of People living with HIV/AIDS
(2005, UNAIDS):
147
No. Of People in need of ART
(2005, UNAIDS):
125
No. Of People Currently On ART
(2005, UNAIDS):
75
No. Of People on ART Public Sector: n/a
No. Of People on ART Private Sector: n/a
No. Of People on ART in Non Govt Programmes: n/a
No. Of People Expected to be on ART
(2006 End) (Dec. 2006, UNAIDS):
100
Front Line Drug Regimen (Dec. 2006, UNAIDS): zidovudine, lamivudine, didanosine, tenofovir, combivir, abacavir, nevirapine, efavirenz, nelfinavir or kaletra.
*PMTCT Regimen: non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor + zidovudine + lamivudine

HIV/AIDS Fund Disbursements:
Total Funds Disbursed By The Global Fund: nil
Total Funds Disbursed By The World Bank Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Programme (MAP): nil
Total Funds Disbursed By PEPFAR During 2005 Fiscal Year: nil

Sources:

Indicators

Demographics (United Nations Population Fund):
Population: 81,000
Population aged 15-59: n/a
Urban population: 41,000

Under 5 mortality per 1000 births: n/a
Male life expectancy: 67 years
Female life expectancy: 78 years
Combined average life expectancy: 72.5 years
Combined average life expectancy 1975-1980: n/a

Education (UNESCO, 2004):
Males with secondary education as percentage of secondary school-age youths:
98% (2004 UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate)
Females with secondary education as percentage of secondary school-age youths:
106% (2004 UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate)

Literacy rates (UNESCO, 2004):
Percentage of literate males aged 15 or older: 91.4 percent
Percentage of literate females aged 15 or older: 92.3 percent
Combined literacy rate for aged 15 or older: 91.9 percent
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