HIV & AIDS in Asia

See also: Asian HIV/AIDS Organizations

HIV/AIDS in Asia -- 2008
Adults and children living with HIV	4.7 million
Adult and child deaths from AIDS	329,000
Adults and children newly infected with HIV	355,000

Statistics from UNAIDS. For full report, click here. (PDF)

Regional Overview

More Research Needed Into How Transgender Persons in Asia, Pacific Affected by HIV, Stigma, Report Says (May 17, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Health Status of Indigenous Populations Across Asia Unknown, Putting Them at Risk, Experts Say (February 9, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UN Says Asia Pacific Region Making Strides Against HIV/AIDS, Must Address Social and Legal Barriers to Treatment, Prevention (February 7, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UNAIDS Officials Say Progress Being Made Against HIV/AIDS in Africa, Asia (January 20, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Asia: HIV Drives Families Into "Irreversible Poverty" -- UN (December 12, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Children With HIV in Asia Suffer Resistance to AIDS Drugs (December 8, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
New HIV Infections Drop 20 Percent in Asia-Pacific (August 26, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Asia-Pacific Region Making Gains Against HIV/AIDS, but More Needs to Be Done, UNAIDS Report Says (August 26, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
WHO Renews Push to Cut Hepatitis Infections in Babies in Asia (July 28, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Prevention, Treatment Must Be Expanded in Asia-Pacific, Delegates at Regional Meeting Say (March 31, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Asia-Pacific: Anti-Gay Laws Blamed for High Rates of HIV (March 1, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.N.-Backed Meeting in Bangkok Will Examine How Legal Barriers in Asia Hamper Fight Against HIV/AIDS (February 17, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Conference Examining Family Planning Integration With National Health Strategies in Asia-Pacific Countries Begins (December 8, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Asia: Sex Work and HIV Prevention (November 5, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Government Officials, UN Staff Meet With Sex Workers in Asia to Examine Access to HIV Services (October 18, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Rising Fastest in Eastern Europe; Central Asia: UNICEF (July 22, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Regional Session on Europe and Central Asia (July 22, 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Internet Key to Reaching Men Who Have Sex With Men in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe (July 19, 2010)
A workshop held before the opening of the AIDS 2010 conference heard about the central role that the internet has in reaching marginalized gay and other men who have sex with men.
From aidsmap.com
GlaxoSmithKline, AmfAR Form Pact to Optimize HIV Treatment in Asia (June 21, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Report Examines Access to HIV Prevention, Care for MSM in Asia Pacific (May 17, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
On TheBodyPRO.com
AIDS 2010 to Highlight Epidemic in Eastern Europe, Central Asia Regions (March 11, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Meeting Addresses How to Improve HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Asia (March 3, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Stable in Asia but Rising Among Women, Gay Men (November 30, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Most Gay Men in Asia Have No Access to HIV Prevention, Care (August 18, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Drug Patents Come Under Fire at AIDS Conference (August 16, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Asia-Pacific: Innovative Media Tools Deliver HIV/AIDS Messages (August 14, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Five-Day Congress On AIDS In Asia-Pacific Concludes (August 14, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Asia-Pacific: After Medical Gains in HIV, the New War Is on Stigma (August 13, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS Funding, Treatment Standards, Empowering Women Addressed at ICAAP (August 13, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Asian Development Bank to Fight HIV Spread in Road Projects (August 12, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Highlights From the 9th International Conference on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (August 12, 2009)
Global Fund director says G20 can become donor nations; UNAIDS director outlines ways to reduce spread of HIV in Asia; Jakarta Post examines efforts to educate, protect women from spread of HIV in Papua; IPS examines "scant presence of mainstream media" at Asia's largest HIV/AIDS meeting.
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Health Experts Gather in Bali to Address HIV/AIDS in Asia, the Pacific (August 10, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Asian Health Officials Warn That Without Intervention, HIV Cases Will Increase Among MSM in Region (February 19, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
WHO Says Gay Men Fuelling HIV/AIDS Spread in Asia (February 17, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS Cases in Asia Could Reach 10 Million by 2010, Officials Say (December 1, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Asia: Preventing AIDS Through Animation (January 3, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Epidemiological Fact Sheets by Country (2008)
Each fact sheet provides the most recent country-specific data on HIV/AIDS and STI prevalence and incidence, a short assessment of the country's epidemiological situation, and information on knowledge and behaviors that can spur or stem the transmission of HIV.
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
2007 AIDS Epidemic Update (Asia) (PDF) (December 2007)
A brief overview of the effects of HIV/AIDS in Asia.
From UNAIDS
Burned by HIV, Spurned by Loved Ones: Asian Women Stand Up and Speak Out (August 19, 2007)
From Inter Press Service
Fact Sheet: AIDS Epidemic in Asia (PDF) (December 2006)
A brief overview of the effects of HIV/AIDS in Asia.
From UNAIDS
Overlapping Epidemics: Tuberculosis, HIV and Viral Hepatitis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (April 2006)
To read PDF, click here.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Agreement Reached to Provide OraQuick Rapid HIV Test in Asia (December 1, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Men Who Have Sex With Men Vulnerable to HIV in Asia, but Widely Ignored (July 8, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Women Becoming New Face of AIDS in Asia (July 7, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global Good News: Treatment Access Doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia in Late 2004 (February 28, 2005)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Africa: Children's Access to Prophylaxis May Improve After Medical Study, New WHO Recommendations (December 31, 2004)
WHO, UNAIDS and UNICEF recommend the cheap antibiotic co-trimoxazole for all children with HIV symptoms in poor countries, but activists say the move may be too little, too late.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
In Asia, Doing the Right Thing to Beat the AIDS Pandemic (December 2004)
From Population Reference Bureau
CDC Director Discusses HIV Care Priorities in Developing World (October 2004)
By Julie Gerberding, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In PLoS Medicine
Regrettably, Cambodia Stops Important Tenofovir Prevention Trial (August 23, 2004)
[Archived Article]
The study's cancellation is a major setback for global HIV prevention efforts, writes AIDS advocate John James.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Clients of Commercial Sex Workers Will Determine Course of HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Asia, East-West Center Says (July 14, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV/AIDS Epidemics Expand Rapidly in Asia (July 2004)
From Population Reference Bureau
Press Briefing with Joep Lange, M.D., and Dan Kuritzkes, M.D., on Concerns Regarding the Scale-Up of Antiretrovirals in Developing Countries (Summer 2004)
[Archived Article]
This briefing took place at the XV International AIDS Conference on July 15, 2004.
In Positives for Positives, from Wyoming: Positives for Positives
Many Young Asians Ignorant About HIV Transmission Risks, UNICEF Says (June 1, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mongolia, UNAIDS Sign Partnership Agreement to Combat HIV/AIDS Among Military Personnel (May 19, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Prevalence Among Asian Children "Likely to Soar" Without Effective Prevention Programs (May 12, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UNICEF, UNAIDS Appoint Jackie Chan United Nations Goodwill Ambassador (April 27, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Asian Governments, Communities Need to Take More Action to Fight HIV/AIDS, AIDS Experts Say (March 25, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS Summit to Focus on Drug Access, Asia Epidemic (March 22, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Large Mother-Child HIV Prevention Programs Can Work in Developing World, Study Says (January 27, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
AIDS in Asia: Face the Facts (PDF) (2004)
[Archived Article]
UNAIDS' comprehensive analysis of the AIDS epidemic in Asia; please note, this is a 9.45MB file.
From UNAIDS
Religions Rise to AIDS Challenge (December 5, 2003)
[Archived Article]
Orthodox thinkers in most South Asian faiths have long suggested that the fate of people with AIDS is divine punishment for immoral behavior; many don't feel that way any longer.
From BBC News
The United Nations Report on HIV/AIDS in Asia (Excerpted) (December 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
WHO Warns Asia of Wider HIV/AIDS Epidemic (September 10, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
140 Community Leaders Living With HIV/AIDS Gather in Thailand (September 9, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Asia's Tough Line on Drugs, Prostitution Hinders AIDS Fight (September 4, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Asia Leaders Ignore Looming AIDS Crisis -- UN Envoy (September 2, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Asian Health Experts at Laotian Conference Agree to Expand Program Aimed at "100% Condom Use" Among Sex Workers (August 25, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
United States Must Help Halt Spread of HIV Through Unsafe Medical Practices in Developing Nations, Opinion Piece Says (August 21, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
WHO Leaders Say Billions More Condoms Needed to Fight HIV/AIDS in Asia (August 18, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Formula Feed Is "Medicine to Prevent HIV" (July 18, 2003)
[Archived Article]
Researchers recommend that formula feeding for babies of HIV-positive women in developing countries be treated as though the formula is a medicine -- which means it should be supplied continuously and adequately paid for by the government.
From aidsmap.com
Powell Appeals for Asia to Recognize AIDS as a Security Threat (June 18, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Report: Documents Show Bayer Unit Sold HIV-Risky Blood-Clotting Medicine Abroad (May 22, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Spread of AIDS in Asia's Militaries a Threat to Security (May 20, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS, Child Trafficking Major Problems in Asia-Pacific: UNICEF (May 12, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UN Official Says Methamphetamine Abuse Spreading HIV Among Asian Youth (April 9, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Three Times as Many People Living With HIV/AIDS in Middle East, West Asia Than Three Years Ago, WHO Reports (February 24, 2003)
[Archived Article]
Since 1999, the number of HIV-positive people in these areas has risen from 220,000 to 700,000.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific Region (PDF) (2003)
[Archived Article]
Statistical, demographic and epidemiological information about the HIV/AIDS pandemic, divided by region and by country.
From World Health Organization
Hollywood Actor Richard Gere Wants Western Nations to Do More to Prevent AIDS in Asia (November 18, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS in Asia: The Continent's Growing Crisis (November 17, 2002)
[Archived Article]
AIDS menace bears down on Asia.
In San Francisco Chronicle
Oil-Producing Nations Donate US$4 Million to Combat AIDS in Asia (November 13, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Epidemic's Next Stop: Eurasia (November 12, 2002)
Excerpts from an editorial by the Indianapolis Star.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global War Against AIDS Runs Short of Vital Weapon: Donated Condoms (October 9, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Epidemic in Asia May Become the Largest in the World, Says UNAIDS (October 7, 2002)
[Archived Article]
Investing in prevention and care makes good economic sense.
From UNAIDS
UN Official Warns Asia Could Face World's Worst AIDS Crisis (October 7, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Time Running Out in Asia's Battle Against AIDS: UN (August 2, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base Maps (July 2002)
[Archived Article]
A series of maps describing HIV seroprevalence in Southeast Asia in sex workers and pregnant women, through 2001.
From U.S. Bureau of the Census
The Global Epidemic (Summer/Autumn 2002)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Asia and the Pacific (December 2001)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2001, from UNAIDS
New Report Sounds Alarm Over AIDS in Asia (October 4, 2001)
[Archived Article]
Cautions AIDS will spread unless rapid action rapidly stepped up; warns some countries on brink of potentially explosive epidemics.
From UNAIDS
amfAR Sounds Alarm on HIV in South/Southeast Asia: Standing on the Precipice Symposium at United Nations in Observance of World AIDS Day 2000 (November 30, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
Introduction to MAP Report: The Status and Trends of the HIV/AIDS Epidemics in the World (PDF) (July 5-7, 2000)
From UNAIDS
The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic: HIV Explodes in the Asia/Pacific Region (Summer 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Beyond Our Borders (March 1999)
[Archived Article]
Outside the United States, countries have a lot more to worry about than protecting the rights of the HIV-positive.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Fourth International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (February 1998)
[Archived Article]
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Mongolia

Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Mongolia) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization