AIDS in Asia : the challenge ahead /

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Imprint:	New Delhi : World Health Organization ; New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks [Calif.] : Sage Publications, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (395 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	AIDS (Disease) -- Asia. AIDS (Disease) HIV Infections -- epidemiology -- Asia. Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active -- Asia. HIV Infections -- prevention & control -- Asia. HIV Infections -- therapy -- Asia. Asia. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11205722

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Other authors / contributors:	Narain, Jai P.
ISBN:	9788132103226 813210322X 0761932240 0761932259
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	AIDS poses an unprecedented health and developmental threat the world over including Asia. Ever since it emerged in the early 1980s, it has been spreading rapidly across continents and devastating millions of lives. In the process it has stretched the health-care systems and wrecked the economies and social fabric of many societies. Developing countries, including those in Asia--which has the second highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS--are the most seriously affected. In Asian countries, the problem is compounded by the lack of awareness, poverty, and inadequate funds and infrastructur.
Other form:	Print version: AIDS in Asia. New Delhi : World Health Organization ; New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks [Calif.] : Sage Publications, 2004 9780761932246

Table of Contents:

AIDS in Asia
The Epidemic Profile and Lessons Learnt so Far
The Economic and Security Dimensions of HIV/AIDS in Asia
The Pandemic of HIV Infection
Lessons from Africa
The 100 Per Cent Condom Use Programme
a Success Story
Management and Control of Sexually-Transmitted Infections and Their Implications for AIDS Control in South-East Asia
The `3 by 5' Initiative
Challenges and Opportunities for Asia
Drug-Related HIV in South and South-East Asia
HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Thailand
Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead
HIV/AIDS in India
Problem and Response
The China HIV/AIDS Epidemic and Current Response
The AIDS Situation in Nepal
HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka
Problem and the Response
Response in a post-conflict setting
Prevention of Transfusion transmissible HIV in Myanmar
Trends in Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
Occurrence and Management of Opportunistic Infections Associated with HIV/AIDS in Asia
The Challenge of HIV/TB in Asia
Antiretroviral Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings
Enhancing Access to ARV in the Developing Countries
Developing a National Antiretroviral Programme for People with HIV/AIDS
Experience of Thailand
Social and Cultural Dimensions of HIV/AIDS
NGOs in Asia
Current Issues in HIV Vaccine Development
HIV Vaccine Development in Asia

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