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Jamaica  

Population

2652689

 

Capital & major cities

Capital: Kinston

Major cities: Portland, St. James

 

population

total & below 20yrs

803756

People

 

Black: 90%

White: 10%

 

Natural resources

 

Industries: bauxite mining, tourism.

Major crops: sugar, coffee, bananas, citrus

Minerals: bauxite, limestone, gypsum

Economy & Business

 

 

Tourism

 

 

Per Capita Income

 

Per capita GDP: $3,300

Religion

 

 

Protestant: 61%

Roman catholic: 4%

Spiritual cults and other: 35%

Major languages

 

English (official)

Jamaican Creole

Literacy rate

(male & female if possible)

85%

 

Other Information

Jan. – June 2001:

total amt of aids cases: 446

male: 251

female: 195

 

 

Sources:

1. CIA world fact book

2. National AIDS Committee  http://www.nacjamaica.com/aids_hiv/facts_figures.htm

 

 

 

 

Facilities 

 

 

Address   CHARES UHWI,                          Mona Kingston 
  Telephone (876) 977-6921
 Fax (876) 977-6921 
  Email: chares.hramsay@cwjamaica.com

 

 

  JN+

 

Address

14 South Avenue

Kingston 10 
Telephone (876) 929-6946
Fax  (876) 929-6942 
Email gipa@cwjamaica.com 

   

 

  Jamaica Red Cross

 

Address

Central Village

St. Catherine 
Telephone (876) 984-7860-3
 Fax  (876) 984-8272 
  Email JRCS@infochan.com 

 

  Jamaica AIDS Support 

 

Address

4 Upper Musgrave Road

Kingston 5 
Telephone (876) 978-3727
 Fax (876) 978-7876
Email

headoffice@jamaica-AIDS-support.zzn.com

 

Jamaica AIDS Support 

 

Address

Fort Haven 1 Queens Drive

Montego Bay, St. James 
Tel (876) 971-4333
Fax (876) 940-7386  
Email montegobay@jamaica-AIDS-support.zzn.com 

  

      Jamaica AIDS Support 

Address

P.O. Box 133

Ocho Rios St. Ann 
Telephone (876) 974-7236 / 979-2198
Fax (876) 795-2187 
  Email ochorios@jamaica-AIDS-support.zzn.com  

 

HIV / AIDS Help line 

 

  Telephone (876) 967-3830 / 3764 
  Free Telephone 1-888-991-4444 

 

  Ministry of Health: Epidemiology Unit 

Address

Ministry of Health 

4th Floor

2-4 King Street

Kingston  
Telephone (876) 967-1100 / 1103/1105/1092 
Fax (876) 967-1280 
Website http://www.jamaicanap.org 

  

 

Behavior Change Communication Manager  

 

Address

Ministry of Health

4th Floor

2-4 King Street

Kingston 
Telephone (876) 967-1100/1103/1105/1092  
  Fax (876) 967-1280 
Email abailey@epi.org.com 

 

  National Family Planning Board 

Adress

  5 Sylvan Avenue

  Kingston 5
Telephone (876) 968-1633 / 906-9707 / 754-4557  

  

Marge Roper Hotline

 

Telephone (876) 968-1634-35 Kgn  

 

 

Family Counseling Centre 

 

Address

56 Windsor Road

St Ann's Bay 
Telephone 972-1805
  Email gifmour@email.com

 

Guidance and Counseling  

Address

Ministry of Education

Caenwood Centre

37 Arnold Road

Kingston 5
Telephone (876) 922-9370 / 967-5193 
Fax  (876) 967-5193 

 

Mustard Seed Community 

 

Address

1 Mahoe Drive

Kingston 11
Telephone (876) 937-0331 
Fax  (876) 923-6000 

 

 

  Victim Support Group  

 

Address

9 Eurika Cresent

Kingston 5
Telephone (876) 906-8548/ 8554
Fax (876) 922-5236

 

  Ionie Whorms Inner-city Counseling Centre

  (IWICC)  

 

Address

155 Church Street

Kingston

Telephone (876) 948-2948 (Mon.-Fri. 9AM-5PM)  
Telephone 2 (876) 948-3805 (after 5PM)  
Email iwicc@yahoo.com

 

Hope Worldwide Jamaica  

 

Address

7 Oxford Park Avenue

Kingston 5

Telephone (876) 754-4446
Fax   (876) 754-4012  
Email hopeja@cwjamaica.com  
Website www.hopeww.org

 

 

 Comprehensive Health Centre 

 

Address

55 Slipe Pen Road

Kingston 5
Telephone

(876) 922-2095 / 924-9673

   

 

Windward Road Health Centre 

Address

18 Paradise Street

Kingston 16 
Telephone (876) 938-3910  

 

  Beth Jacobs Clinic 

 

Address

14 Kingston Street  

St Ann's Bay St. Ann 
Telephone (876) 972-2259

 

AIDS Prevention and Education Campaign 

 

Address

517 Eltham View

Spanish Town St Catherine 
Telephone (876) 983-5370
Email yvonne216@hotmail.com 

                                               

 

Brothers of the Poor 

Address

7 Laws Street

Kingston 
Telephone (876) 922-2996  

   

 

Children First

                                              

Address

Monk Street

Spanish Town St Catherine 
Telephone (876) 984-0367

                        

   Poor Relief Department 

Address

65 Hanover Street

Kingston 
Telephone (876) 922- 6936-7 
Fax (876) 967-3470  

  

 

Children's Services Division

 

Address

  The Ministry of Health

2-4 King Street

Kingston 
Telephone (876) 922-8857 / 8461  
Fax (876) 924-9401  

 

  YOUTH NOW 

 

Address

  The Ministry of Health

4th Floor 2-4

King Street

Kingston 
Telephone

(876) 967-1100 / 1103 / 1105 

Ex: 2051  
Fax (876) 967-1280  

   

  West Help and VIP 

Address

  C/O St James Health Department

Montego Bay St James 
Telephone (876) 979-7820  
Fax (876) 979-7802 

 

Jamaica Foundation for Children 

 

Address

119 Old Hope Road

Kingston 6 
Telephone (876) 977-0040  
Fax (876) 977-0040 

 

The Salvation Army 

 

Address

3 Waterloo Road

Kingston 10 
Telephone (876) 929-6190-2 
Fax (876) 929-7560 

 

 

Caribbean Conference of Churches 

 

Address

14 South Avenue

Kingston 10  
Telephone (876) 926-7007/7114
Fax (876) 926-6990
Email ccchurch@cwjamaica.com  

        

 

Planning Institute of Jamaica 

Address

10-16 Grenada Way

Kingston 5  
Telephone (876) 906-4386/4453

 

 

Adolescent Reproductive Health  

 

Address

2-4 King Street

Kingston 
Telephone (876) 967-1100/1105
Fax (876) 967-1280  

 

 

ACOSTRAD 

 

Address C/O 2-4 King Street  
Telephone (876) 944-2410 Ext: 2145  
Email gram@kasnet.com 

 

 

JFLAG Jamaica AIDS Support  

Address

4 Upper Musgrave Road

Kingston 5 
Telephone (876) 978-3727 
Fax (876) 978-7876 
Email jFlag@hotmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIDS Cases by Age Group

 

 

AGE GROUP <1990 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 1982-2000 %
< 1 8 4 6 6 7 10 3 9 19 21 28 21 142 3
1 - 4 6 1 1 5 4 17 19 35 23 34 39 48 232 5
5 - 14 0 2 2 1 1 3 5 6 6 1 6 16 49 1
15 - 19 0 3 0 1 3 8 9 14 10 15 9 11 83 2
20 - 24 11 9 10 6 12   50 29 46 37 76 60 346 7
25 - 29 18 12 18 18 37 92 91 77 99 85 133 134 814 16
30 - 34 23 12 25 13 25 0 96 95 106 132 146 131 804 16
35 - 39 17 8 24 18 54 113 77 67 108 100 143 144 873 17
40 - 44 18 3 17 12 32 0 46 48 68 71 111 96 522 10
45 - 49 9 3 13 10 9 61 32 37 35 44 65 90 408 8
50 - 54 7 2 2 4 13 0 25 28 36 42 51 55 265 5
55 - 59 2 3 2 1 2 26 13 19 29 26 40 38 201 4
60 + 3 2 4 4 8 1 27 28 24 36 32 43 212 4
UNKNOWN 26 6 19 36 12 4 18 0 0 1 13 16 151 3
TOTAL ALL AGES 148 70 143 135 219 335 511 492 609 645 892 903 5102 100

 

 

 

 

AIDS Cases by Gender

 

YEAR REPORTED CASES OF AIDS REPORTED AIDS DEATHS ANNUAL INCIDENCE RATES ANNUAL MORTALITY RATE DUE TO AIDS
MALE FEMALE UNKNOWN TOTAL
1982 1 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.0
1983 1 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0
1984 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0
1985 3 0 0 3 0 0.1 0.0
1986 7 0 0 7 9 0.3 0.4
1987 20 15 0 35 18 1.5 0.8
1988 26 10 0 36 21 1.5 0.9
1989 46 19 0 65 40 2.7 1.7
1990 46 24 0 70 37 2.9 1.5
1991 78 65 0 143 105 5.9 4.3
1992 95 40 0 135 108 5.5 4.4
1993 137 82 0 219 147 8.9 6.0
1994 200 135 0 335 200 13.5 8.1
1995 322 189 0 511 270 20.4 10.8
1996 307 185 0 492 243 19.5 9.6
1997 373 236 0 609 393 23.9 15.4
1998 409 236 0 645 377 25.1 14.7
1999 539 353 0 892 197 34.4 7.6
2000 516 387 0 903 616 34.9 23.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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