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Clinical Management
Clinical Management
HIV in South Asia
Regional Overview | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Maldives | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka
Regional Overview
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets by Country (2008)
Each fact sheet provides the most recent country-specific data on HIV/AIDS and STI prevalence and incidence, a short assessment of the country's epidemiological situation, and information on knowledge and behaviors that can spur or stem the transmission of HIV.
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Fact Sheet: AIDS Epidemic in Asia (PDF) (December 2006)
A brief overview of the effects of HIV/AIDS in Asia.
From UNAIDS - Religions Rise to AIDS Challenge (December 5, 2003)
Orthodox thinkers in most South Asian faiths have long suggested that the fate of people with AIDS is divine punishment for immoral behavior; many don't feel that way any longer.
From BBC News
Afghanistan
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Afghanistan) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Bangladesh
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Bangladesh) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Bangladesh Students to Be Taught About HIV/AIDS Issues in Schools for First Time (February 8, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Bhutan
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Bhutan) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Maldives
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Maldives) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Nepal
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Nepal) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Nepal Reports 2,883 New HIV Infections, 159 AIDS Deaths in May (June 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV/AIDS Has Claimed 240 Lives in Nepal: Government (May 2, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Psychological Factors in Nepali Former Commercial Sex Workers With HIV (2003)
In Journal of Nursing Scholarship - Over 60,000 Infected With HIV in Nepal: Study Shows (November 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pakistan
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Pakistan) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Pakistan: Bigger Dose of Action Needed Against TB (June 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV Risk High in Afghani, Pakistani Drug Users (March 31, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sri Lanka
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Sri Lanka) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
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