Bangladesh: Reference Materials
 | National STD/AIDS Programme (NASP) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, provided coordination and leadership support to the process of preparation of UNGASS 2010 Bangladesh Country report. Report preparation was a joint effort of key stakeholders from government, civil society organizations (particularly organizations working on HIV prevention and care), UN agencies and other development partners. There were several consultations, one on one and in groups, to involve all national key stakeholders in the process of UNGASS report preparation, Download this publication |
 | MSM Country Snapshots – Country Specific Information on hiv, men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people (TG) AUGUST 2010 VERSION 2 Download this publication |
| This report summarises the findings of the 7th round of HIV serological surveillance, which has been carried out during the period from January – June 2006. On behalf of the Government of Bangladesh, ICDDR,B in close collaboration with Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) conducted the surveillance. Download this publication |
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- Since the first detection of HIV in Bangladesh in 1989, the rate of infection has not ben increased in comparison to our neighbors Download this publication |
 | Bangladesh is among the first countries in Asia to include harm reduction in the National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS, to include people who inject drugs as a surveillance population in the HIV Sentinel Surveillance on a national scale, to undertake a national size estimation of the population of people who inject drugs, and among the first countries to initiate targeted prevention interventions on a large scale among several most at risk populations, including people who inject drugs. Download this publication |
| This report synthesizes data from surveillance, behavioral surveys and published and unpublished research to better understand emerging patterns and trends in the HIV epidemic in Bangladesh. Taking stock of 20 years of experience with HIV in Bangladesh, this report summarizes what is known about the coverage and impact of HIV prevention services, including knowledge on risk and protective behaviors. Download this publication |
| Bangladesh is located in the northeastern part of South Asia and covers an area of 147,570 square kilometers. It is almost entirely surrounded by India, except for a short southeastern frontier with Myanmar and a southern coastline on the Bay of Bengal. It lies between latitudes 20° 34 and 26° 38 north and longitudes 88° 01 and 92° 41 east, and it has a tropical climate. Download this publication |
 | A seventh round behavioral and serological surveillance found that the HIV epidemic had remarkably increased to 7% among intravenous drug users (IDU) in Central Bangladesh, indicating the urgent need to increase prevention. Source: Mondal NI, Takaku H, & et al. (2009 ). HIV/AIDS Acquisition and Transmission in Bangladesh: Turning to the Concentrated Epidemic. Jpn J Infect Dis. Download this publication |
| The UNGASS reporting process included a desk review of reports and data relating to the HIV/AIDS situation in Bangladesh; the identification of stakeholders and their various contributions to the reporting process; a review of other data needs for the report; development of a plan for information collection; and the development of tools for data collection. These initial steps and the collation and analysis of data were undertaken by the National STD/AIDS Programme (NASP) of the Ministry of Health in coordination with partner organizations. Many stakeholders, including representatives of other government agencies, civil society organisations, people living with HIV, and UN agencies and other development partners, were involved in the reporting process. Download this publication |
