51. In 2011, the 2011-2015 National Strategic Plan for the Prevention, Care and Control of STI, HIV and AIDS was adopted and the Guidelines on nutritional care for people living with HIV was published. In 2012, the PNCP, together with the National Reproductive Health Program, published the Manual on Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Women living with advanced HIV (AIDS), and also the Guidelines for Facilitators on gender and interculturality: sharing information on the prevention of STI, with emphasis on HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B. Also, in 2013, the Ministry of Public Health adopted the 2013-2016 National Plan for the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Congenital Syphilis, and published Guidelines for antiretroviral treatment and treatment of opportunistic infections in Guatemala.36 52. In 2014, the 2015-2019 National Plan on Positive Prevention, Dignity and Health was adopted. In June 2016, an inter-institutional cooperation agreement on “Prevention through Education” was signed by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Public Health.37 According to information forwarded by the representatives, a new strategic plan for 20162020 is under discussion at the present time. 53. Additionally, various civil society organizations and international agencies have provided financial assistance or treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS in Guatemala. The United States Agency for International Development (hereinafter “USAID”), under the Program for Strengthening the Central American Response to HIV/AIDS (PASCA), UNAIDS, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have provided international aid to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country. Likewise, in 2003, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (hereinafter “the Global Fund”) undertook to provide a total of US$40,921,917 over five years.38 State actions to protect people living with HIV/AIDS have been complemented by the work of non-governmental organizations.39 9942-9944); Public Policy for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Response to the Epidemic of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (evidence file, folios 10064-10094); Guatemalan Guidelines for Antiretroviral Treatment and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections, 2005 (evidence file, folio 994610049); Guidance Manual on STI/HIV/AIDS, 2005 (evidence file, folio 16171-16229); National Program for the Prevention and Control of Sexually transmitted infections (STI), the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (evidence file, folios 8739-8797); National Information, Education and Communication Strategy to change behavior – Information, Education Communication/behavioral change (IEC/bc) for the prevention of STI, HIV and AIDS in Guatemala, 2007 (evidence file, folio 15134-15457); Manual on the comprehensive treatment of sexually transmitted infections emphasizing syndrome management, 2007 (evidence file, folio 16092-16169), and Manual on feeding babies whose mothers are living with HIV, 2008 (evidence file, folio 15682-15749). Cf. 2011-2015 National Strategic Plan for the Prevention, Care and Control of STI, HIV and AIDS (evidence file, folio 14982-15079); Guidelines on nutritional care for people living with HIV, 2011 (evidence file, folios 13961-14072); Manual on Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Women living with advanced HIV (AIDS), 2012 (evidence file, folio 14120-14161); Guidelines for Facilitators on gender and interculturality: sharing information on the prevention of STI, with emphasis on HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B, 2013 (evidence file, folio 15776-15844); 2013-2016 National Plan for the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Congenital Syphilis (evidence file, folios 14936-14974), and Guidelines for antiretroviral treatment and treatment of opportunistic infections in Guatemala, 2013 (evidence file, folios 14074-14118). 36 Cf. 2015-2019 National Plan on Positive Prevention, Dignity and Health, 2014 (evidence file, folios 1508115132), and Inter-institutional cooperation agreement on “Prevention through Education” signed by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, June 2016 (evidence file, folios 14173-14183). 37 Cf. Public Policy for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Response to the Epidemic of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (evidence file, folios 10069 and 10070). 38 Cf. National Program for the Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (evidence file, folios 8750, 8753 and 8757). 39 17

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