Response of the education sector in the Commonwealth Caribbean to the HIV/AIDS epidemic: A preliminary overview

The aim of this note is to provide information on the education sector response to HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, with particular reference to the concerns of the ILO regarding the efforts to develop and apply workplace policies on HIV/AIDS in schools, training institutions and universities. The note provides a situation analysis of the general response of the education sector in the Commonwealth Caribbean to the HIV/AIDS epidemic as of early 2005, with particular reference to HIV/AIDS education in the workplace.