AIDS costs in Trinidad and Tobago |
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Authors: | Henry R Newton E |
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Institution: | (1) University of the West Indies, USA;(2) University of Alberta, Canada;(3) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA |
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Abstract: | This article examines the dramatic emergence of HIV/AIDS as a major public health problem in Trinidad and Tobago. While there
were only eight registered cases of AIDS in 1983, by the beginning of 1992 Trinidad and Tobago had arrived at an incidence
that put it in the 17th spot in the world, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The disease, which was first
evinced among homosexuals, quickly spread to the heterosexual population. The cost of the disease, estimated in a human capital
approach, has already made a dent on the GDP. Even the most conservative of projections suggests that the number of cases
will rise by a factor of between four and five by the year 2000. Although there is little by way of comparative cost data
on other diseases, AIDS/HIV, in all probability, could be very costly to the country.
Ralph Henry received his B.A. at the University of the West Indies and his Ph.D. at the University of Alberta. He is currently
senior lecturer and head of the Department of Economics at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and specializes in
human resource economics. Elizabeth Newton received her Bachelor and Master degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Cambridge. She is currently a visiting scientist at the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Her main
research interests include biostatistics and infectious disease modelling. |
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