In a fundamental sense, it is a threat to the security of societies and of nation states. That threat is here today. It will strike if we do not act now. Asian governments must act now. In all nations of Asia, preventing the AIDS epidemic and mitigating its impact must be at the center of development policies and programs.
Denial is pointless.
They were wrong. It is too easy to look the other way, when thousands are dying of other afflictions. It does not discriminate by nationality, race, gender, or religion. And, I repeat, human behaviors and social conditions that spread the virus are present in all countries. Internal and international migration, or political and social upheavals, also facilitate the spread of the virus.