The objectives of this document are to: Provide guidelines to standardize the management of infants, children, adolescents, and adults in Guyana who are HIV-infected. Ensure that ARV treatment protocols in Guyana reflect international standards of practice, Present simplified algorithms for the counseling, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, clinical and laboratory monitoring, and follow-up of adults and children who are HIV infected, Facilitate the use of a public health approach to implementing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART),Offer strategies for linking the PMTCT and tuberculosis programmes with the ARV programme, Provide guidelines for managing post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), Provide simplified guidelines for prophylaxis and management of opportunistic.