The Philippines has among the lowest rates of HIV transmissionin the region, with an estimated total of just over 10,514 infections between 1984 and August…
editorDecember 21, 2014
Indonesia’s HIV epidemic is understood to be among the fastest growing in the region. The epidemic is concentrated among men who have sex with men,…
editorDecember 21, 2012
Pakistan’s HIV epidemic is driven by key affected populations. In 1999, Pakistan, in partnership with UNAIDS, determined that it would prevent a generalized epidemicy targeting…
editorDecember 21, 2012
Mongolia hosts one of the region’s smallest HIV epidemics. It remained hidden until around 2007 when serological surveillance was performed after indications of rising incidence.…
editorDecember 21, 2012
Bhutan’s HIV epidemic is small relative to its neighbours, with 270 cumulative reported cases since the first case was detected in 1993. Presently, an estimated…
editorDecember 21, 2012
Nepal’s National Centre for AIDS and STD Control has officially recognized MSM as an important driver of the country’s HIV epidemic since at least 2003.…
editorDecember 21, 2012
There is mounting evidence for a rapidly growing HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men in China. Over one-third of new infections across…
editorDecember 21, 2012
Sri Lanka’s HIV epidemic is considered low-level, with 1,544 cumulative reported cases and an estimated 3,000 people living with HIV. 14 Infections related to sex…
editorDecember 21, 2012
India accounts for approximately half of Asia’s HIV epidemic with approximately 2.4 million people living with HIV. In 2009, an estimated 87.4 percent of all…
editorDecember 21, 2012
