AIDS in Asia : the challenge ahead

Book

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 Nielse 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, Anindya Chatterjee and Anne Bergenstrom -- 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 Jai P. Narain -- Enhancing access to ARV in the developing countries / Ranjit Roy Chaudhury -- Developing a national antiretroviral programme for people with HIV/AIDS : 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 Asia / Jean-Louis Excler.