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HIV & AIDS in South Asia
Regional Overview
- 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
- The Status and Trends of HIV/AIDS/STI Epidemics in Asia and the Pacific (October 4, 2001)
Detailed demographic information and analysis through 2000.
From Monitoring the AIDS Pandemic Network
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
- Bangladesh at a Glance (Regularly Updated)
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Bangladesh) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
- Bangladesh Students to Be Taught About HIV/AIDS Issues in Schools for First Time (February 8, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Bangladeshi Organization Provides Prevention and Education to Sex Workers (June 14, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Bangladesh AIDS Epidemic Exacerbated by Abuse of High-Risk Populations, Human Rights Watch Report Says (August 20, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Ravaging the Vulnerable: Abuses Against Persons at High Risk of HIV Infection in Bangladesh (August 2003)
From Human Rights Watch
- Bangladesh: Anti-HIV/AIDS Efforts Follow Men to Mosques (November 21, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bhutan
Maldives
Nepal
- Nepal at a Glance (Regularly Updated)
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Nepal) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
- HIV in Nepal: Is the Violent Conflict Fueling the Epidemic? (August 2005)
An essay by medical experts and advocates in the United States, Canada and Nepal.
In PLoS Medicine
- Global Fund to Provide $18.8M to Nepal to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria (August 15, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Nepal Reports 2,883 New HIV Infections, 159 AIDS Deaths in May (June 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS Has Claimed 240 Lives in Nepal: Government (May 2, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Psychological Factors in Nepali Former Commercial Sex Workers With HIV (2003)
In Journal of Nursing Scholarship
- Over 60,000 Infected With HIV in Nepal: Study Shows (November 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pakistan
- Pakistan at a Glance (Regularly Updated)
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Pakistan) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
- HIV/AIDS Cases Increasing Among Our Young, Married Women (December 7, 2007)
In Daily Times (Pakistan)
- HIV Epidemic Lurks in Pakistan (April 9, 2007)
From BBC News
- UN Secretary-General Congratulates Pakistan, India Cricket Teams for Highlighting AIDS Crisis (April 14, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- About 10 Percent of Pakistanis Hepatitis Carriers: Experts (June 13, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pakistan: Bigger Dose of Action Needed Against TB (June 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Risk High in Afghani, Pakistani Drug Users (March 31, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Nations Says Pakistan Vulnerable to HIV/AIDS Epidemic (March 15, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pakistanis Deported for Testing HIV-Positive Raise Fears at Home (September 4, 2001)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sri Lanka
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