The first case of HIV was reported in 1987 in an expatriate, while the first Maldivian national with HIV was reported in 1991.7 The total estimated number of people living with HIV in the Maldives has remained at less than 100 since 2001, when HIV screening was initiated. HIV prevalence has remained at less than 0.1% among the general population of adults aged 15-49.   Download this document