Department of Public Health and Social Services- Bureau of Communicable Disease Control- STD/HIV Program provides information on HIV and AIDS in Guam, and promotes AIDS awareness. This program provides counseling, testing, and/or treatment on HIV & STD.

• STD/HIV Prevention Program prevents and controls the spread of HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases by delivering high quality HIV/STD strategies in the jurisdiction

Program services:

• Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program enhances access to and retention in high quality care and treatment for individuals living with HIV/AIDS who have insufficient or no health care coverage or financial resources for coping with HIV disease.

• Improve access to care
• Fill gaps in care not covered by other sources such as Medicare, Medicaid, Medical Indigent          Program (MIP), or private health insurance.
• Payer of last resort – safety net for uninsured and low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS.

• Be HIV positive
• Live on Guam
• Have an annual household income that does not exceed 300% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien
• Enroll in medical case management
• Registered as a patient at Northern/Southern Region Community Health Center
• For more information call 747-0111/3.

• HIV Surveillance Program HIV Surveillance Program provides and overview on the current epidemiology of HIV disease in the territory by collecting surveillance data on persons diagnosed with HIV infection; client level information is reported confidential by age, race, sex, and transmission category. The purpose is to monitor and characterize the HIV epidemic and for planning and evaluating HIV-related prevention and care programs. For more information call 747-0111/3.