South Asia & HIV/AIDS
Regional Overview
- Report Calls for Countries in S. Asia to Step Up HIV/AIDS Support Services for Migrants (November 30, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Aljazeera.net Examines Spread of HIV/AIDS Along Drug Routes in Central Asia (March 31, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Global Fund Approves "in Principle" $47 Million Grant for Reducing Spread of HIV Among MSM, Transgender in South Asia (November 25, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV/AIDS Posing Risks to Economy, Social Development in South Asia, Report Says (March 3, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- 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
- 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
- UNAIDS, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Agree to Increase HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care Efforts in Region (April 21, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Religions Rise to AIDS Challenge (December 5, 2003)
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
- South Asian Women Gather in Bangladesh Capital to Talk Violence, Trafficking, AIDS (August 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Women and HIV: International Perspective of Women and HIV (Spring 2003)
From STEP's conference review of Retrovirus 2003.
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific Region (PDF) (2003)
Statistical, demographic and epidemiological information about the HIV/AIDS pandemic, divided by region and by country.
From World Health Organization
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