Administering an HIV rapid test. Photo Credit: MSH Staff.While the HIV prevalence rate in Honduras is low, estimated at 0.68%, rates for the most-at-risk populations (MARPs)—men-who-have-sex-with-men, transgender and transvestites, Garífunas (an ethnic population), and female sex workers—are significantly higher, estimated between 4 and 10%. For MARPs, voluntary testing and counseling is particularly important, and it is local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that are providing services at the frontlines.