The document shows number of new HIV infection, AIDS cases and AIDS death in Malaysia from 1986 - 2010

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In response to the rapid increase in HIV infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people in developed Asia, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) launched its ‘Metropolitan Man Initiative’ in 2010 to support civil society organizations in the region to respond to issues related to men’s sexual health, including HIV.

In collaboration with various community-based organisations, APN+ conducted a peer-led mixed method research project in six Asian countries (India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Singapore) to document the range of services available for
MSM and transgender people living with HIV and to identify barriers to access and use of these services.

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HIV was first reported in Malaysia in 1986.  As of December 2009, there are 87,710 persons living with HIV and 13,394 AIDS related deaths in Malaysia.  Currently, there are 9 new reported cases of HIV each day, 2 of whom are female while 7 are female.  Among these 6 persons acquired HIV through sharing of contaminated needles while 3 others were infected sexually.

From June to September 2003, Malaysia participated in a case study on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, in the form of a review of literature, studies and projects, initiated by the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific. A total of 260 documents were reviewed, covering a wide range of concerns in the area of adolescent sexual and reproductive health.

Information and communication technologies (ICT) are changing the ways women experience and confront violence. Despite this, there has been little attention paid to issues arising from the intersection of ICT and violence against women. The APC WNSP regards this intersection as a critical site of intervention both for women’s rights activists and those working in the ICT development and
policy arena. In this context, the APC WNSP commissioned the following overview paper as part of its 12-country project, “Strengthening women's organisations use of ICTs to end violence against women and girls” supported by the Dutch government's MDG3 Fund to promote gender equality and women's empowerment.

The preparation of country report had begun as early as December 2011. Under the leadership of Ministry of Health Malaysia, series of consultations were convened involving various stakeholders to capture as much of opinions and responses to HIV. Apart from Ministry of Health officials especially from HIV/STI Section, others involved were government ministries and departments, non-government organizations (NGO), civil society, bilateral and international agencies, clinicians and academia. Below is the exhaustive list of members involved in the preparation of this report. 

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The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary health care providers regarding the identification and management of domestic violence in a hospital based primary health care setting. A survey was conducted of all clinicians and nursing staff of the outpatient, casualty and antenatal clinics in University Malaya Medical Centre using a self-administered questionnaire. Lack of positive attitude and positive practices among the staff towards domestic violence identification and management might be related to inadequate knowledge and inappropriate personal values regarding domestic violence.

This article aims to investigate the processes, actors and other influencing factors behind the development and the national scale-up of the One Stop Crisis Centre (OSCC) policy and the subsequent health model for violence-response. Methods used included policy analysis of legal, policy and regulatory framework documents, and indepth interviews with key informants from governmental and non-governmental organisations in two States of Malaysia. The findings show that women’s NGOs and health professionals were instrumental in the formulation and scaling-up of the OSCC policy.

A joint venture between the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW), and four NGO partners in East and Southeast Asia, Women of the World: East and Southeast Asia provides an extensive compilation of laws and policies influencing women’s reproductive health in five countries of the region – China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, and draws attention to specific issues that require legal and policy reform. It serves as a resource for those interested in advancing and protecting women’s reproductive health and rights through legal advocacy, and ensuring that states comply with their obligations to respect, protect and fulfill women's reproductive rights under international law.