HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Bangkok went from 3% in 1990 to 17% in 2003 to 28% in 2005 to 30.8% in 2007.2,3 There are alarming HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men in many other urban areas across the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and China.

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It is widely acknowledged that HIV severely impacts the economic and social spheres of all societies. Over the past several years, governments in Asia have made important advances in the introduction of new policies and programmes aimed at mitigating the socio-economic impact of HIV on individuals living with HIV and their households. Despite these advances, there have only been limited attempts to measure the specific impact of HIV on women and girls and use this information for evidence-based policy interventions.

Promoting and protecting health is essential to human welfare and sustained economic and social development. This was recognized more than 30 years ago by the Alma-Ata Declaration signatories, who noted that Health for All would contribute both to a better quality of life and also to global peace and security. 

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The Global Fund Results Report 2012 presents the latest data from recipients of Global Fund grants in 151 countries – as well as the latest evidence of impact on the HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria pandemics, and the most up-to-date information on Global Fund financing. It highlights the continued progress and the scale-up achieved by low- and middle-income countries around the world, made possible by the collaboration and efforts of hundreds of governments, donors, recipients, technical agencies, private companies and civil society organizations.

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Before the scale-up of the international response to the AIDS pandemic, community responses in developing countries played a crucial role in providing services and care for those affected. This study is the first comprehensive, mixed-method evaluation of the impact of that response. The evaluation finds that community response can be effective at increasing knowledge of HIV, promoting social empowerment, increasing access to and use of HIV services, and even decreasing HIV incidence, all through the effective mobilization of limited resources. By effectively engaging with this powerful community structure, future HIV and AIDS programs can ensure that communities continue to contribute to the global response to HIV and AIDS.

HIV has devastated numerous countries in sub-Saharan Africa and is a dominant health force in many other
parts of the world. Its undeniable importance is reflected in the establishment of Millennium Development Goal No. 6. Unprecedented amounts of funding have been committed and disbursed over the past two decades. Many have argued that this enormous influx of funding has been detrimental to building stronger health systems in recipient countries. This paper examines the funding share for HIV measured against the total funding for health.

Source: Amico P, Aran C, Avila C (2010) HIV Spending as a Share of Total Health Expenditure: An Analysis of Regional Variation in a Multi-Country Study. PLoS ONE 5(9): e12997. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012997

In Indonesia, the HIV epidemic is increasing, and among the fastest growing in Asia. The epidemic is concentrated among injecting drug users (IDUs) and their sexual partners in most parts of the country, but generalised in some other parts.