Centro Latinoamericano de Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual (CLETS)
Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico
787) 754-8118
(787) 754-8124Ext.258
(787) 754-8126
Programa SIDA de San Juan
Ave. Fernandez Juncos 1306, Pda 19
Santurce, PR 00908
(787) 723-2424 (ext.#239#243#294)
Centro de Epidemiologia de Bayamón
Calle Degetau, Esquina Isabel II
Sótano Antiguo Hospital Municipal
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
(787) 798-2964
Gracias,
Peter M. Shepard Rivas, MS
Director Programático
Coaí, Inc.
Dear participants and friends:
Coaí, Inc. regrets to inform you, today September 30, 2011, that the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did not renew our funds to continue with this the services offered thru Tanamá program.
We regret that CDC failed to recognize how this decision will impact HIV in Puerto Rico. The organization has no information and do not know why funding were not granted since there has been no communication from the DHAP. The organization took steps to request information about the status or reasons for the ineligibility of our proposal under the Freedom of Information Act but as of today DHAP has not complied with this request. Puerto Rico has been selected as one of the jurisdictions with the greatest impact of HIV; however the granting of funds for the work of community-based organizations by the CDC remains limited to one approval of funding for Puerto Rico for each national Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), being contradictory to the National HIV / AIDS Strategy Implementation Plan of President Barack Obama .
Since September 30, 2006 Tanamá reached participants of the young transgender and transsexual the community coming from the municipalities of Aguas Buenas, Barceloneta, Bayamón, Carolina, Canóvanas, Cataño, Ceiba, Comerío, Corozal, Dorado, Fajardo, Florida, Guaynabo, Humacao , Juncos, Loíza, Luquillo, Manatí, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Río Grande, San Juan, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Vega Alta, Vega Baja & Yabucoa, while offering educational workshops, risk reduction and more importantly the opportunity to access HIV testing, conventional or rapid, in an environment of respect and sensitivity. We will be seeking funds to meet the need for these services. Once the program is renewed we notified all of you through our websites. The Board of Directors, José Joaquín Rodríguez Mulinelli (Executive Director), Maritza Quinones (Administrative Assistant), Angela Aponte Cantres (Secretary), Peter M. Shepard Rivas (Program Director), Juan M. Ocasio Ramos (PEMS Data Consultant), and most importantly, the staff that were on a daily basis in contact with our ‘s participants, Cesar Concepcion Acevedo Emil (Coordinator), Ivana Fred Millan (Facilitator), W. Garcia Kimbu Lucerne (Facilitator), and Gustavo A. Morales Correa (Provider of counseling and testing) do appreciate everyone’s support and sponsorship of our services.
If during this period you need to receive HIV ad STD services, including HIV testing please visit or call the following locations:
Centro Latinoamericano de Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual (CLETS)
Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico
787) 754-8118
(787) 754-8124Ext.258
(787) 754-8126
Programa SIDA de San Juan
Ave. Fernandez Juncos 1306, Pda 19
Santurce, PR 00908
(787) 723-2424 (ext.#239#243#294)
Centro de Epidemiologia de Bayamón
Calle Degetau, Esquina Isabel IISótano Antiguo Hospital MunicipalBayamón, Puerto Rico
(787) 798-2964
Thanks,
Peter M. Shepard-Rivas, MS
Program Director
Coaí, Inc.
Coordinador: Cesar Emil Concepción Acevedo
Teléfono: 787-274-8445 / 787-751-0856
Fax: 787-274-8445
Horario: lunes a viernes 12:00 m.d. – 8:00 p.m.