Creation of a Fund for People Living with HIV, an Initiative by Advisor Louis Gérald Gilles
By Gedeon Delva · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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This Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Advisor-President Louis Gérald Gilles met with advocacy associations for People Living with HIV (PLHIV). This meeting aims to identify short- and long-term solutions to address the growing concerns of PLHIV regarding a potential stockout of antiretrovirals (ARVs), as well as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV treatment medications.
Several state officials took part in this important meeting: the Minister of Economy and Finance, Alfred Métellus, Dr. Gabriel Timothée, the National AIDS Program (PNLS), as well as the Haitian Center for Health System Strengthening (CHARESS), among others.
During this meeting, the representative of the December 21st group on the transitional presidential council announced the creation of a fund to support PLHIV. “We will create a fund in the near future to support PLHIV,” he said.
Advisor-President Gilles guaranteed the availability of ARV medications. “You will find medications; there will never be a stockout in the country,” he assured.
“Health-related funding must be complementary, not essential,” stated Dr. Gilles, quoting the declarations of the Minister of Economy and Finance, Alfred Fils Metellus.
Other proposals were formulated: the development of a contingency plan, structured in two parts: care and prevention. For his part, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Alfred Metelus, reiterated his solidarity with people living with HIV. The head of the MEF promised support at all levels for this category of people considered vulnerable in society. “We will do everything possible to support this category of people,” he declared.
Also present at the meeting were the Director General of the MSPP, Dr. Gabriel Timothée, and the president of the advocacy committee for PLHIV, Jhony Lafleur. They congratulated CP Gilles for this noble initiative.
It should be recalled that PLHIV demonstrated last week in front of the private residence of the Prime Minister and the Villa d'Accueil. The objective was to ask the country's authorities to take care of them.
Gedeon Delva
