National responses
National responses
 | Since the first HIV and AIDS cases in the country were identified in 1991 and 1994 respectively, steps to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS have been immediate. Government ministries, primarily the Ministry of Health (MoH) and several Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), initiated programs and projects to raise awareness and educate various population groups. Several structural changes took place to expand the scope of the response. Download this publication |
| The 2005 update of the Situation and Response Analysis (SRA) provides a strategic overview of HIV/AIDS epidemic in Cambodia, as well as the progress and lessons learned in the multisectoral response from 2001 to 2005. Building on the 2001 SRA, this update supports the formulation and development of the National Strategic Plan (NSP) for the next five-year period. This update draws on the expertise and findings of the seven technical working groups and on the feedback generated in a national joint review workshop. Download this publication |
| HIV prevention is a priority in building the new nation of East Timor as articulated by the Prime Minister Dr Mari Alkatiri. The Ministry of Health lead the preparation of this first National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS/STI Prevention and Care, 2002-2005 for East Timor. The Plan has been developed through an extensive, twelve-month multi- phase consultation process which included inputs from 139 community stakeholders, twelve district-based focus group discussions involving 221 people, international experts, the United Nations theme groups, international NGOs and bilateral donors. It also involved review of existing responses in East Timor and review of twelve national strategic plans from Asia, the Pacific and Africa to draw lessons and evidence-based practices. Download this publication |
| Uniformed service members are in general more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS than their civilian counterparts. This is due to their professional characteristics and age group (18-45 years). Often they are posted or deployed for extended periods away from home. Bereft of the comforts of home, coupled with rigorous service requirements, uniform service members live and work in tense situations. Download this publication |
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) considers the threat of HIV/AIDS1 in the Pacific Region to be real and is concerned about its potentially destructive effects on efforts to secure sustainable de- velopment for the region’s peoples. Together with its regional development partners, ADB wishes to respond to this threat. Thus, this review attempts to summarize the situation in the Pacific Region—what is known about the epidemic and its contributing factors, the extent and speed of its spread, as well as an assessment of the responses to date—with the aim of delineating how ADB can provide the most useful contribution. Download this publication |
| The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) considers that Nepal has a concentrated HIV/AIDS epidemic, with an estimated 61,000 persons living with HIV/AIDS and about 14 new HIV infections each day. It has been estimated that, if prevalence continues to increase at the current rate, AIDS could be the major cause of death in Nepal by 2010. Download this publication |
| From 7 to 19 August, 2005, an International Review Team commissioned jointly by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) of the Royal Thai Government and the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted an assessment of the performances of the national health sector response to human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in Thailand. Download this publication |
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An International Review Team commissioned jointly by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) of the Royal Thai Government and the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted an assessment of the performances of the national health sector response to HIV/AIDS. It found that one of the important features of this response was to have succeeded in scaling up initial projects which were geographically limited and narrowly focused to the level of national initiatives which benefited from strong political commitment, dynamic management, dedicated human resources, multiple alliances between formal and non-formal sectors, significant funding and prominent role played by an ever- growing number and diversity of non-governmental and community-based organizations. Download this publication |
| For years now, the Philippines has been able to describe its HIV and AIDS prevalence as “low and slow.” And indeed it is—into the third decade of the HIV and AIDS pandemic, our prevalence rate in the adult population is still less than one percent. That is very low compared to many countries in the region (for example, Thailand, with a prevalence rate of 1.5 percent) and is certainly a long way off from the rates in some southern African countries, where one out of every three adults is infected. Download this publication |
