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Regional review provides a narrative account of the current HIV & AIDS situation, policy and programmatic responses in Asia- Pacific. Here you will also find an overview on most-at-risk populations (MARPs) and children, young people & women.

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Asia Pacific Regional Review 2010

The first HIV case in the Asia-Pacific region was reported from Thailand in 1984. More than two decades later, HIV continues to spread in this region. The HIV epidemic of the Asia-Pacific is diverse, with different transmission routes predominating in different parts of the region.

   
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Asia Pacific Regional Review 2008

According to the latest estimates1 in 2007 in Asia there were around 4.9 million (range of 3.7 million – 6.7 million) people living with HIV of whom 440,000 (range of 210,000 – one million) became newly infected in the past year and approximately 300,000 (range of 250,000 – 470,000) died from AIDS-related illness.