Mexico puts US$46m into HIV/STI centres plan
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Mexico has announced plans to invest M$500m (US$46.4m) in 51 ambulatory HIV and sexually-transmitted infection (STI) care and prevention centres. The aim of the CAPASITS (Centro Ambulatorio de Prevencion y Atencion en VIH/SIDA e Infecciones de Transmision Sexual) network is to provide widespread access to HIV/STI services, as well as free treatment for the around 20,000 (of around 180,000) HIV patients who are not insured under Mexico's IMSS, ISSSTE or other social insurance programmes.