CDC Division of Global HIV & TB country profile : Panama

Since 2003, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Central American Regional Office has collaborated with Ministries of Health and the Council of Health Ministers of Central America to respond to the HIV epidemic in the region. CDC supports countries in achieving the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 95-95-95 targets and the World Health Organization's (WHO's) End TB Strategy targets in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Agenda. The UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets are by 2030: 95 percent of people living with HIV (PLHIV) will know their HIV status; 95 percent of people who know their status will be on treatment; and 95 percent of people on treatment will have suppressed viral loads.CDC remains committed to working closely with national governments and other key partners in expanding effective HIV testing and counseling strategies, linking newly diagnosed individuals to treatment, intensifying tuberculosis (TB) case finding and preventive treatment among PLHIV, implementing early treatment initiation and differentiated service delivery models, and strengthening laboratory, health information, and surveillance systems in the region.Panama.pd