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

Opinion: Issue of AIDS Orphans in Asia Must Be Addressed Through Policy, Community-Based Responses (June 4, 2013)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Legislation in Some Asia-Pacific Countries Aimed at Protecting People Living With HIV Not Enforced, UN Development Program Report Says (May 31, 2013)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
GlobalPost Examines HIV/AIDS in Asia, Africa (December 3, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Trade Agreements Could Harm Access to Antiretroviral Drugs in Asia, Pacific, Experts and Activists Warn (July 13, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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
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Mongolia

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

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