Other Surveillance Reports / Situational Analysis | While currently low prevalence, HIV is in an escalating phase in Fiji and preventative efforts need to be stepped up. Developing workable interventions for, and engaging with, vulnerable and marginalised groups such as sex workers will be an essential step in effective HIV prevention. Download this publication |
 | Conflict today is less about soldiers engaging in battle with soldiers on the other side of a national border and more about combatants struggling for control within a single country and employing any means to break the will of civilians—women, girls, men and boys—by disempowering them physically, psychologically, economically, and socially. Download this publication |
 | Southeast Asia is experiencing numerous and diverse HIV epidemics that are evolving at varying rates, in different population groups, and in different geographical areas. Approximately 5 to 10 million people are living Source: Farr AC, and Wilson DP. (2010). An HIV Epidemic is Ready to Emerge in the Philippines. Journal of the International AIDS Society. Download this publication |
 | The HIV epidemic remains a serious public health concern globally with a large number of preventable new HIV infections occurring each year and millions of people dying prematurely of AIDS. In 2009, an estimated 33.3 million people were living with HIV in the world. Source: WHO. (2010). HIV AIDS in the South-East Asia Region: Progress Report 2010 Download this publication |
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Cambodia is a predominantly rural country of rice paddies and forests in tropical south-east Asia with a total population of 13.4 million. Although Cambodia is still recovering from the depletion of physical, social and human resources that occurred during the Khmer Rouge years (1975-79), substantial progress has been realized. Recent political stability has encouraged economic growth and resulted in improvements in many development indicators. Download this publication |
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The National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) provides estimates of HIV prevalence and number of infections in India every year since 1998 for National AIDS Programme Monitoring and Evaluation. The 2008/2009 HIV estimates were generated through a systematic process that included consultation with experts in the field of biostatistics and epidemiology and who represented premier Indian institutions, and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and World Health Organisation (WHO). The process and method adopted was, and as per previous round(s), based on data generated under NACO’s HIV Sentinel Surveillance (HSS) in addition to using other data sources and the globally recommended tools and methodologies for finalising the estimates. Download this publication |
 | This is the third consecutive issue of the Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific in its current format. The Yearbook is aimed at a non-specialized audience that is interested in the Asian and Pacific region - in its people, economies and environment. In an effort to keep the format user-friendly and readable, we have avoided some of the technical terms, complex charts and in-depth analysis that are a mainstay of some other ESCAP publications. Download this publication |
| In India, and most other countries, heterosexual transmission accounts for most HIV infections. Transmission from female sex workers to male clients, and then to these clients’ regular partners, is the most common chain of infection. Download this publication |
 | The 2010 Cambodia Most at Risk Young People Survey (MARYPS 2010) is a follow up of an earlier survey conducted in 2004 in Cambodia to obtain data on the situation, behaviors and sexual and reproductive health of most at risk young people (MARYP). The goal of the survey was to provide the policymakers and planners with reliable data on alcohol, drug and sex related behaviors and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services among MARYP. Download this publication |
