ASEAN Initiatives on the Prevention and Control of HIV and AIDS in the Workplace. ASEAN. (2017)
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The majority of people living with HIV in ASEAN Member States are of productive working age; and that this adversely impacts on the well-being of millions of workers and their families, and on the productivity of nations and their enterprises. HIV and AIDS is not only a health issue, but also as a social and economic and a workplace issue. HIV and AIDS is closely related to decent work and social responsibility. A large number of employees are working in various sectors with high risk to HIV infection and potential as chain of transmission of HIV in community as well.
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HIV in the ASEAN Region: Second Regional Report on HIV and AIDS 2011 - 2015. ASEAN. (2016)
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The Second Regional Report on HIV and AIDS highlights tangible results achieved by each AMS through the ASEAN Task Force on AIDS (ATFOA) in implementing the Fourth ASEAN Work Programme on HIV and AIDS from 2011 to 2015. During this period, AMS worked towards the achievement of ambitious targets under the umbrella of the UNAIDS 2011-2015 strategy on Getting to Zero and guided by the goals enshrined in the ASEAN Declaration of Commitment: Getting to Zero New HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination, Zero AIDS-Related Deaths.
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Regional Review on Laws, Policies and Practices within ASEAN relating to the Identification, Management and Treatment of Victims of Trafficking, especially Women and Children. ASEAN. (2016)
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This Regional Review provides a description and assessment of laws, policies and practices within the ASEAN region related to trafficking in persons (TIP) – with a particular focus on the identification, management and treatment of victims of trafficking in persons, especially women and children. The purpose of the Regional Review is to assist ASEAN and its Member States in their efforts to improve national and regional responses to assisting victims of trafficking.
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The ASEAN Guidelines for A Non-Violent Approach to Nurture, Care and Development of Children, in All Settings. ASEAN. (2016)
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The ASEAN Guidelines for a Non-violent Approach to Nurture, Care and Development of Children in All Settings is one of the projects in the ACWC Work Plan (2012 - 2016). This Guidelines reflects the serious concern of ASEAN, the expression of commitment of the ACWC and its contribution to the well-being of children in ASEAN.
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WHO Essential Medicines and Health Products Annual Report 2015. WHO/EMP. (2016)
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2015 confirmed a significant recent trend in the flagship WHO Model List of Essential Medicines with groundbreaking new treatments for hepatitis C and a variety of cancers included in the list despite their high prices. The list also included five new medicines for multidrug resistant tuberculosis (TB), among other updates. Traditionally considered a tool for developing countries to use as a guide for national medicines selection, the WHO Essential Medicines List is increasingly seen as a tool to increase access globally.
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Punjab Development Statistics 2016. Bureau of Statistics Planning and Development Department, Punjab. (2016)
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Bureau of Statistics has been issuing this publication since 1972. The present edition is the 42nd in the series. It provides important statistics in respect of social, economic and financial sectors of the economy at aggregate as well as sectoral levels. This publication contains data on almost all sectors of the Provincial economy with their break-up by Tehsil, District & Division as far as possible. Two tables on Vital Statistics and Total Number of Registerd Voters are also added in this issue.
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Health Information Booklet 2015. Ministry of Health Brunei Darussalam. (2016)
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Brunei Darussalam has been successful in reversing the trend for HIV/AIDS and Malaria and other diseases. This is made possible by providing universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it, through as series of integrated measures aimed at preventing and contraolling the outbreak of existing diseases and the emergence of new ones.
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Strategic Framework for Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission (PPTCT) of HIV in Pakistan. Khan A. (2017)
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This strategic framework provides a road map to scale-up PPTCT services in the most efficient manner, where value for money is achieved with the promise that no infected mother will be missed and no child will be born with HIV, where every HIV exposed infant will receive the much needed HIV test at 6 weeks of age, and linked to treatment where required.
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Annual Report 2016: Millions of Lives Transformed. UNFPA. (2017)
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Now more than ever, we must ensure that the marginalized, the forgotten—the ones often left behind—can exercise their fundamental human right to decide, free of coercion, discrimination and violence, when or how often to have children. UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is proud to have enabled millions of women of childbearing age to exercise that right and to have helped to nearly double modern contraceptive use worldwide from 36 per cent in 1970 to 64 per cent in 2016. This annual report shows how funds entrusted to UNFPA have enabled us to protect and promote the health and rights of millions of women and young people and enable them to realize their full potential.
Keywords: violence, rights, women, girls, young people
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HIV/AIDS Situation in Hong Kong [2016]. Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health. (2017)
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The first case of HIV infection in Hong Kong was reported in 1984. As of 2016, the Department of Health has received a cumulative total of 8,410 reports of HIV infection and 1,766 AIDS cases under the voluntary and anonymous HIV/AIDS reporting system. The number of HIV reports in 2016 was 692, 5% decrease compared to the 725 cases in 2015. People infected with HIV progress to AIDS when they suffer from clinical complications of severe immunodeficiency due to HIV. In 2016, 111 AIDS reports were received. The most common illnesses presenting at AIDS were Pneumocystis pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Keywords: HIV, AIDS, MSM, IDU, adults, transmission, cases
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