What's New

The main objective of this project is to strengthen the national policy and programmes on HIV/AIDS in Malaysia by assessing the impact of HIV/AIDS on people infected by the disease to provide an information base on PLHIV (People Living with HIV) and the families/communities affected.

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer world-wide and is the most common cancer among women in developing countries. A comprehensive approach to cervical cancer screening and the recent advent of vaccines for oncogenic genotypes of HPV makes it the most preventable and treatable of all cancers. This meeting, HPV Vaccines, New Tools in the Prevention of Cervical Cancer and other HPV Disease in Asia and the Pacifi c, was a satellite meeting of the 3rd Asia Pacifi c Organisation for Cancer Prevention (APOCP) and International Union Against Cancer (UICC) Symposium, Empowering Cancer Prevention in the Asian Pacifi c. The satellite meeting brought together leading specialists in immunization, cancer prevention, and other disciplines who are essential to building consensus on programming for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancers.

In 2006 the Ministry of Health and provincial Health Offices in Tanah Papua, in collaboration with the National/Local AIDS Commission, Statistics Indonesia (BPS), with support from the World Bank and USAID – FHI/ASA has completed Integrated Bio-Behavioral Surveillance (IBBS 2006) in Tanah Papua (the Land of Papua) which sampled ten districts. IBBS 2006 is a population-based survey, and it was conducted between September-October 2006. The IBBS 2006 results showed that HIV prevalence among Tanah Papua population was 2.4 percent among population age group 15-49 years old which was higher compared to other parts of the country. The survey also showed that it was already widespread all over Tanah Papua.

This one year project (September 2004 - August 2005) was designed  to understand the sexual behavior of the general male population (aged 18-49 years) in Bangladesh and to compare the response rates to sensitive questions on sexual behavior.

The current survey was designed to collect information on a large number of indicators required for monitoring the goals and targets of the Millenium Declaration, The World Fit for Children Declaration and Plan of Action, and the goals of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS. The survey will not only serve as an up-to-date source of information on the current situation of infants, children and women in Mongolia but also provide valuable feed-back on the impact of the Mongolian National Plan of Action for Children. The results of the survey will serve as the key source of data when preparing the national report from the Government of Mongolia, for the United Nations 'A World Fit for Children Commemorative Session' in 2007 where national, regional and global progress reporting will be done.

Most adults who die of AIDS have older-aged parents who survive them. This, the first quantitative study in Cambodia to look at the impact of the death of a child due to AIDS on their older parents, directly contributes to "improving data collection and analysis on the status, trends and socioeconomic impact of the epidemic," a recommendation specifically set out by Cambodian government in their efforts to meet the United Nations Millennium Goals. Findings from this study can inform policy aimed at mitigating the impact of the epidemic on older persons.

The general objectives of the review were to assess the progress of the national HIV/AIDS programme, especially in the areas related to health sector response, and provide recommendations for the revision of strategies and interventions.

This presentation presents the findings of a case study of drug toxicity on a woman diagnosed as HIV positive. It also outlines a suggested management plan moving forward.

This presentation summarizes the Modified Directly Observed Therapy (MDOT) study which aims to evaluate the method of MDOT at National Pediatric Hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The primary objective of the STI survey is to determine the prevalence of Neisseriagonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Treponema pallidum, HIV, and related risk behaviors among specific sentinel groups.