Título en español: Conferencia Regional Americana "Fortaleciendo la Seguridad Social Americana", St. Michael, Barbados, 3-7 de noviembre de 2003.

1. The sanitary and social measures / George Alleyne. 2. Social security and HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS in the caribbean / Kar l Theodore. 3. Social security and HIV/AIDS Central America and the Spanish caribbean / León de Mezerville. 4. Social security and HIV/AIDS: social security aspects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Brazil: an analysis of benefits paid in the period 1996-2001 / Manja Henriette Ahrens. 5. Performance measurement of social security administrations: performance measurement in the social insurance bank of Uruguay / Myra Selva Tebot Gastariaga. 6. Performance measurement of social seacurity administrations: performance dashboard and the balanced scorecard: an approach to improving performance at the Belize Social Security Board / Narda Garcia. 7. Performance measurement of social security administrations: management goals / René Escalante González. 8. Social security and HIV/AIDS / Román Rosales Avilés. 9. Social security reform in Brazil / MPS. 10. Strengthening social security / SSA