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HIV/AIDS
in the South-East Asia Region
Since the reports of the first few cases of HIV and AIDS
in Thailand
a quarter of a century ago, the epidemic has grown massively. Today, HIV has been reported from 10 out
of 11 countries in the Region. Nearly 3.5 million are currently living with
HIV/AIDS in south-east Asia, and the
epidemic is still evolving. Women account for 33% of total people living
with HIV. Annually, 200 000 are newly infected and 230 000 die of AIDS
related illnesses.
Five countries account for majority of the HIV
infections—India, Thailand, Myanmar,
Indonesia and Nepal. No
case of HIV has been reported from DPRK. Bangladesh,
Srilanka, Bhutan,
Maldives
and Timor Leste together represent less than 1% total HIV infections in the
Region. The overall HIV prevalence in south-east Asia
is slowly decreasing. However, country-wise differences exist. In Thailand, parts of India, Myanmar,
Nepal
and Srilanka, HIV prevalence is decreasing or stabilizing although pockets
of high transmission remain. HIV is rapidly increasing in Indonesia. Majority of the HIV infections are
transmitted sexually, followed by injecting drug use. In Thailand, a third of all new
infections are among low-risk women from their regular male partners or
husbands
 Executive
Summary [PDF 49 KB]
Regional
Situation [PDF 1.6 MB]
Global
Situation [PDF 190 KB]
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