AIDS in Asia
Subtitle: the challenge ahead
By: edited by Jai P. Narain.
Contributors: Narain, Jai P.; Narain, Jai P.
Publisher: World Health Organization; Sage Publications
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New Delhi; New Delhi; Thousand Oaks [Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 395
Subjects: AIDS (Disease) -- Asia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: AIDS in Asia: the epidemic profile and lessons learnt so far / Jai P. Narain; title: The economic and security dimensions of HIV/AIDS in Asia / Jette Nielse and Bjorn Melgaard; title: The pandemic of HIV infection: lessons from Africa / Ahmed S. Latif; title: The 100 per cent condom use programme: a success story / Wiwat Rojanapithayakorn; title: Management and control of sexually-transmitted infections and their implications for AIDS control in South-east Asia / Heiner Grosskurth and Gurumurthy Rangaiyan; title: The '3 by 5' initiative: challenges and opportunities for Asia / Jai P. Narain and Charles F. Gilks; title: Drug-related HIV in South and South-east Asia / Swarup Sarkar, Anindya Chatterjee and Anne Bergenstrom; title: HIV/AIDS and sexually-transmitted infections in Thailand: lessons learned and challenges ahead /  Anupong Chitwarakorn; title: HIV/AIDS in India: problem and response / Mohammed Shaukat and Salil Panakadan; title: The China HIV/AIDS epidemic and current response / Shen Jie, Liu Kangmai, Han Mengjie and Zhang Fujie; title: The AIDS situation in Nepal / B. K. Suvedi; title: HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka: problem and the response / Iyanthi Abeyewickreme; title: Response in a post-conflict setting: HIV and vulnerability in Afghanistan / Anne Bergenstrom and Naqibullah Safi; title: Prevention of transfusion transmissible HIV in Myanmar / Myint Zaw; title: Occurrence and management of opportunistic infections associated with HIV/AIDS in Asia / Subhash K. Hira; title: The challenge of HIV/TB in Asia / Jai P. Narain; title: Antiretroviral treatment in resource-limited settings / Emanuele Pontali, Basil Vareldzis, Jos Perriens and Jai P. Narain; title: Enhancing access to ARV in the developing countries /  Ranjit Roy Chaudhury; title: Developing a national antiretroviral programme for people with HIV/AIDS: experience of Thailand / Sombat Thanprasertsuk, Cheewanan Lertpiriyasuwat and Sanchai Chasombat; title: Social and cultural dimensions of HIV/AIDS / Waranya Teokul; title: Ngos in Asia: key partners in the fight against AIDS / Teresita Marie P. Bagasao; title: Current issues in HIV vaccine development / Jose Esparza and Saladin Osmanov; title: HIV vaccine development in Asia / Jean-Louis Excler.