HIV/AIDS

Nearly 4,000 new HIV cases were reported in Costa Rica between 2014 and 2018.

"The rise in the number of infections is occurring among young women and gay men, both of whom live in situations of discrimination," Luiz Loures, deputy director of the UNAIDS program, told AFP. 

Health Ministry officials said authorities are in the process of implementing a program for rapid HIV screening at public hospitals.

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Nearly half of all HIV-positive people in Costa Rica are unemployed or not looking for work, according to a recent survey. The results were first published on Nov. 27 amid several events leading up to World AIDS Day on Monday.

Officials at the Social Security System (Caja) on Thursday confirmed that next year they will begin offering a quick new test for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, that returns results within two hours.

The bill aims to fortify education and prevention programs among vulnerable populations, including women, and eliminate all discrimination against people based on their HIV status.

A shocking new study from the University of Costa Rica found that over 75 percent of young Costa Ricans surveyed do not know how HIV is transmitted or contracted.

Despite 90 percent support for equal rights for the LGBT community, a relatively high number of Ticos still oppose adoption and blood donation, and support “psychological treatment” to change a person’s sexual orientation.