Examining the policy climate for HIV prevention in the Caribbean tourism sector: a qualitative study of policy makers in the Dominican Republic

Abstract

We argue that the time is ripe for dialogue across the public-private divide in order to develop regulatory mechanisms, joint responsibilities and centralized funding sources to ensure a sustainable response to the HIV-tourism linkage. Policy priorities should focus on incorporating HIV prevention as a component of occupational health; reinforcing workers' health care rights as guaranteed by existing law; using private sector tourism representatives who support HIV prevention as positive role models for national campaigns; and disseminating a notion of 'investment' in safer tourism environments as a means to positively influence tourist demand.

Short Communication: HIV-1 Subtype B in the Dominican Republic: Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology

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The impact of implementing HIV prevention policies therapy and control strategy among HIV and AIDS incidence cases in Malaysia

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An institutional ethnography of prevention and treatment services for substance use disorders in the Dominican Republic

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