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The first case of AIDS in a Pakistan citizen was reported in 1987 in Lahore. During the late 1980s and 1990s, it became evident that an increasing number of Pakistanis, mostly men, were becoming infected with HIV while living or traveling abroad. In 2009, the estimated the number of people living with HIV in Pakistan stood at 98,000 [79,000-120,000], of which 28,000 [23,000-35,000] were women.
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Since the first case of AIDS was reported in 1988, HIV in Nepal has evolved from a "low" to a "concentrated" epidemic. According to 2010 UNAIDS Report on Global AIDS Epidemic, by the end of 2009, an estimated 64,000 [51,000 - 80,000] adults and children (up from 60,000 in 2001) were living with HIV of which 20,000 [16,000-25,000] were women 15 years and older.
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The first case of HIV was reported in 1987 in an expatriate, while the first Maldivian national with HIV was reported in 1991. The total estimated number of people living with HIV in the Maldives had remained at less than 100 since 2001 when HIV screening was initiated.
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In 2003, the first case of HIV was reported in Timor-Leste (commonly know as East Timor). As of 2009, there were 151 cumulative reported cases of HIV - among whom 71 were female, 80 were male and 14 were children.
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The reported cumulative number of Koreans testing positive for HIV has more than doubled in the last five years from 2,470 in 2003 to 6,936 in March 2010. The number of newly recorded HIV cases in the Republic of Korea decreased by about 3% (771 new cases) in 2009 after a 7% increase in 2008 (797 new cases), according to a report released from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
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The first case of HIV in Singapore was diagnosed in 1985. Since then, the number of HIV cases has continued to grow - although still a low-level HIV epidemic - and by end 2009, the estimated number of people living with HIV was around 3,400 [2,500-4,00], up from 2,800 estimated in 2001 - or about a 21% increase.
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The first reported case of HIV in Malaysia was in 1986. In 2009, HIV prevalence was 0.5% among adults aged 15-49. As of December 2009, the Malaysian Ministry of Health reported a cumulative total of 87,710 HIV cases, and 15, 317 AIDS cases of AIDS and 13,394 AIDS-related deaths.
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The objective of the NASA report is to track HIV/AIDS spending from 2007 to 2009 from various sources of financing covering both public and external funds. The aim of this initiative is to inform policy-makers, program managers, and the donor community on the magnitude and profile of HIV/AIDS expenditures in the country and guide them in their planning and decision-making activities.
There is increasing trend in overall spending for AIDS from 2007 to 2009 in the Philippines. For the given period, most of the resources went to prevention interventions (65%), followed by program management and administration (19%), and care and treatment activities (7%). Key support from the country’s development partners range from service delivery interventions to technical assistance.
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Illicit drug use has become popular in China. Acknowledging the challenge of illicit drug use, China has adopted several new policies on the management of illicit drug use in recent years. This study reviews the current policies on drug use and assesses the harm reduction interventions among drug users in China. The review documents that the new policies on drug use provide a variety of choices of detoxification treatment for drug users. The methadone maintenance treatment and needle exchange programs have been adopted as harm reduction models in China. Most of the reviewed harm reduction programs have been successfully implemented and yielded positive effects in reducing drug related risk behaviors among drug users. Although there remain barriers to the effective implementation of policies on drug use and harm reduction programs, Chinese government has shown their commitment to support the expansion of harm reduction interventions for drug users throughout the country.
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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 with HIV in Asia, with prevalence estimates of well over 1% among adults in numerous countries. Yet there are some settings in which HIV prevalence has remained relatively very low. The Philippines is one of the exceptional countries that has not faced a large HIV epidemic. It is important to understand the reasons for the disparate nature of HIV in this country in order to ascertain whether lessons can be learnt for effective control in other settings and to ensure that a large HIV epidemic does not emerge in the Philippines.
The state of the HIV epidemic in the Philippines has been described as "low and slow", which is in stark
contrast to many other countries in the region. A review of the conditions for HIV spread in the Philippines is necessary.