457 new HIV diagnoses so far this year
Honduras recorded 457 new HIV diagnoses in 2026 through epidemiological week 30. Half were people aged 25 to 39, and most were in Cortés, Francisco Morazán, Atlántida and El Paraíso.
Nonprofit
HIV prevention and care for all
Access Support Team, Inc., commonly known as Access Team, works in the United States and 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries to prevent HIV, help people get tested and treated, and support families with food, housing and education.
13Countries we reach
9Community programs
2022Recognized as a 501(c)(3) public charity
Who we are
Fighting HIV close to home and across borders
Access Support Team, Inc., commonly known as Access Team, is a Miami-based nonprofit. We work with local partners in 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries and here in the United States to stop the spread of HIV and make care, knowledge and basic needs easier to reach.
Our approach is simple: listen to the community, go where people are, and treat everyone with dignity and without stigma.
The need
HIV in Latin America today
New HIV infections are falling in much of the world. In Latin America, they are going up.
2.6Mpeople living with HIV
140,000new HIV infections in 2025
28,000AIDS-related deaths in 2025
+25%rise in new infections since 2010
People with HIV on treatment
Latin America, 2025
71%
Goal 95%
About 3 in 10 people living with HIV in the region are not on treatment.
Adults living with HIV
Share of adults aged 15 to 49, by country
Sources: UNAIDS 2026 Global HIV Fact Sheet (2025 estimates); UNAIDS 2026 special report (2010 to 2025 trend); World Bank, 2024 (adult prevalence; Uruguay from its Ministry of Public Health; Belize from its Ministry of Health and Wellness, 2025; Argentina from its national HIV office, 2020, the latest available).
HIV testing
Know your status. Get tested.
In Latin America, about 1 in 5 people living with HIV do not know they have it. A test is the only way to know, and treatment works best when it starts early.
Source: UNAIDS 2026 Global HIV Fact Sheet (2025 data).
Who should get tested? Everyone aged 13 to 64: at least one HIV test. Repeat testing depends on your risk. See who else should get tested
HIV and STD testing in MiamiKeter Medical Center8000 NW 7th Street, #102, Miami, FL 33126Appointments: 305-400-8005
Not in Miami? Find a test anywhere in the US or in Latin America.
Latest alerts
Why this work is urgent
The latest reports from the countries we serve.
HIV cases rising in the south
Health workers in Choluteca warned in May of a growing number of new HIV diagnoses in El Triunfo, Marcovia and San Marcos, and community groups called for more testing and prevention.
Source: Infobae
Tuberculosis remains a serious threat
Panama reported 2,044 tuberculosis cases and 181 deaths in 2025. National rates dipped slightly, but Panamá Este, Bocas del Toro and Guna Yala have about three times the national rate. People living with HIV face a much higher risk of TB.
New infections are rising across the region
While new HIV infections fell in much of the world, they rose by 25% in Latin America between 2010 and 2025.
Source: UNAIDS, 2026 special report
What we do
Our programs
Nine programs that work together to prevent HIV and support the whole person and the whole family.
Learn
Health information
Plain-language guides with references. For education only; talk to your doctor about your own health.
Sexual health
STIs: prevention, testing and treatment
What STIs are, signs to watch for, how to protect yourself and who should get tested.
Read the guide → HIV and foodMalnutrition and HIV
How HIV and poor nutrition feed each other, warning signs, and what helps.
Read the guide → Global healthGlobal malnutrition
The numbers, who is most at risk, and the solutions that work.
Read the guide →
Holiday food drives
The holidays are coming. So are our food drives.
Our food pantries are open every day, and this holiday season we are collecting and handing out even more food for families who need it. Come by, give food, or volunteer your time.
2.33 billionpeople (almost 3 in 10 worldwide) faced moderate-to-severe food insecurity in 2023 (Gallegos, New England Journal of Medicine, 2025)
HIV and malnutrition fuel each other. Read why. Need food help elsewhere in Florida? See community resources.
Where we work
One team, 13 countries
Our home is in Miami. Our affiliates carry the work across Central America, the Caribbean and South America.
North America
- United States
Caribbean
- Dominican Republic
Central America
- Belize
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Panama
South America
- Argentina
- Colombia
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
