AIDS IN ASIA. The Challenge Ahead . Edited by: JAI P NARAIN

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AIDS IN ASIA: The Challenge Ahead Edited by: JAI P NARAIN

This important and comprehensive volume focuses on the epidemiological and

programmatic aspects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asia. The contributors discuss

the dynamics and determinants of HIV and cover a wide range of pertinent topics

related to its prevention, care and treatment. These include:

- The health, economic, socio-cultural and security dimensions of HIV/AIDS

- Success stories in HIV prevention and care including 100% condom programme

- Antiretroviral treatment and the " 3 by 5 " initiative

- Management of HIV and sexually-transmitted infections

- Drug-related HIV

- HIV vaccine development

- The role played by NGOs

In addition the volume provides country-specific HIV reports. The contributors

highlight the success stories in both prevention and cure as also the lessons

learned from the Asian response to the challenge. They argue that facilitating

access to care, including antiretroviral treatment, is now a matter of crucial

importance as is scaling up innovative practices that have proved effective in

Asia.

Table of Contents

Message from the Director-General, WHO

Message from the Regional Director, WHO/SEARO

Preface

AIDS in Asia: The Epidemic Profile and Lessons Learnt So Far JAI P NARAIN

The Economic and Security Dimensions of HIV/AIDS in Asia JETTE NIELSEN and BJORN

MELGAARD

The Pandemic of HIV Infection: Lessons from Africa AHMED S LATIF

The 100 Per Cent Condom Use Programme: A Success Story WIWAT ROJANAPITHAYAKORN

Management and Control of Sexually-transmitted Infections and their Implications

for AIDS Control in South-East Asia HEINER GROSSKURTH and GURUMURTHY RANGAIYAN

The “3 by 5” Initiative: Challenges and Opportunities for Asia JAI P NARAIN and

CHARLES F GILKS

Drug-related HIV in South and South-East Asia SWARUP SARKAR, ANNE BERGENSTROM

and ANINDYA CHATTERJEE

HIV/AIDS and Sexually-transmitted Infections in Thailand: Lessons Learned and

Challenges Ahead ANUPONG CHITWARAKORN

HIV/AIDS in India: Problem and Response MOHAMMED SHAUKAT and SALIL PANAKADAN

The China HIV/AIDS Epidemic and Current Response SHEN JIE, LIU KANGMAI, HAN

MENGJIE and ZHANG FUJIE

The AIDS Situation in Nepal B K SUVEDI

HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka: Problem and the Response IYANTHI ABEYEWICKREME

Response in a Post-conflict Setting: HIV and Vulnerability in Afghanistan ANNE

BERGENSTROM and NAQIBULLAH SAFI

Prevention of Transfusion Transmissible HIV in Myanmar MYINT ZAW

Occurrence and Management of Opportunistic Infections Associated with HIV/AIDS

in Asia SUBHASH K HIRA

The Challenge of HIV/TB in Asia JAI P NARAIN

Antiretroviral Treatment in Resource-limited Settings EMANUELE PONTALI, BASIL

VARELDZIS, JOS PERRIENS and YING-RU LO

Enhancing Access to ARV in Developing Countries RANJIT ROY CHAUDHURY

Developing a National Antiretroviral Programme for People with HIV/AIDS: The

Experience of Thailand SOMBAT THANPRASERTSUK, CHEEWANAN LERTPIRIYASUWAT and

SANCHAI CHASOMBAT

Social and Cultural Dimensions of HIV/AIDS WARANYA TEOKUL

NGOs in Asia: Key Partners in the Fight against AIDS TERESITA MARIE P BAGASAO

Current Issues in HIV Vaccine Development JOSE ESPARZA and SALADIN OSMANOV

HIV Vaccine Development in South-East Asia JEAN-LOUIS EXCLER

Index

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