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Mapping of most-at-risk populations in Sri Lanka, a precursor to effective prevention interventions, was conducted by the National STI/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP), Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition (MoHN), Sri Lanka, through financial assistance from the World Bank, UNAIDS and UNFPA. Technical support for the work was provided by the Centre for Global Public Health, University of Manitoba. |
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Overall HIV prevalence in China remains low – estimated at less than 0.1 per cent of the total population – but the epidemic continues to grow in all parts of China. HIV transmission associated with the sale of blood and blood plasma in central China in the 1990s appears largely contained and the majority of new HIV infections are related to injecting drug use and sexual transmission. Download this publication |
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This report provides data routinely collected from service delivery points including VCT, blood banks, ANC, STI, TB, ART sites, and other clinics, and stored in four different databases at the NDoH surveillance unit. These databases include the HIV case reporting, Monthly HIV testing summary, Monthly NHIS database for STI data, and Monthly ART summary. This report also provides data on 2009 periodic HIV and Syphilis sentinel surveillance at selected ANC, STI, and TB sites, as well as Behavioral Surveillance Survey conducted by NRI. Download this publication |
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The first HIV infection in Sri Lanka was reported in 1987. Since then, a total of 1196 HIV infections and AIDS cases have been cumulatively reported in the country. There has been a steady increase in the number of reported cases over the years, in part due to the increase in HIV testing facilities and the availability of antiretroviral treatment. |
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Bangladesh HIV data, 2009. National AIDS/STD Programme (2009) Download this publication |
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HIV was first reported in Malaysia in 1986. As of December 2009, there are 87,710 persons living with HIV and 13,394 AIDS related deaths in Malaysia. Currently, there are 9 new reported cases of HIV each day, 2 of whom are female while 7 are female. Among these 6 persons acquired HIV through sharing of contaminated needles while 3 others were infected sexually. Download this publication |
 | Since the first case of AIDS was reported from Thailand, a quarter of a century ago, the epidemic in the South-East Asia Region has grown massively. Today, HIV has been reported from10 of 11 countries in the Region. Nearly 3.5million people are currently living with HIV/AIDS in the Region, and the epidemic is still evolving.
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 | This research project was carried out between the period June 2007 and December 2008 by an interdisciplinary research team from the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES), Kandy Sri Lanka under the direction of Professor Stanley W. R. de A. Samarasinghe of the Payson Center for International Development of Tulane University, New Orleans, USA and former Executive Director of ICES. Download this publication |
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To examine the correlates for syphilis and the prevalence for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C among men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) in Beijing, China. A total of 541 MSM was recruited using peer-referral, community outreach, and Internet. Questionnaire-based interviews provided information including, demographics, sexual and other risk behaviors. HIV prevalence was 4.8%, syphilis 19.8%, HCV 0.4% and HBsAg 6.5%. The median number of lifetime male sex partners was ten. In the past 3 months, 20.7% drank alcohol ≥1 times per week. Download this publication |
