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The technical summary of the Drug Use in Pakistan 2013 Report launched during the Commission on Narcotic Drugs reveals how a substantial proportion of Pakistan's population aged 15 to 64 suffer from the devastating consequences of substance abuse. The Report estimates that 5.8 per cent - or 6.4 million adults in Pakistan - used drugs in the last 12 months. Although 4.1 million individuals are thought to be drug dependent, treatment and specialist interventions are in short supply, available to less than 30,000 drug users a year. Moreover, not all structured treatment is free of charge. In a country where almost a quarter of the population is estimated to be living on less than US$ 1.25 a day, the barriers preventing access to structured treatment are exceptionally high. Download this publication |
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PNG’s HIV epidemic is predominately driven through heterosexual transmission. That said, other modes of transmission observed include vertical transmission and male-to-male sex. A few sporadic cases of HIV have been diagnosed whereby the mode of transmission has been reported as tattooing and injecting drug use. The data on those who have been diagnosed with HIV as a result of injecting drug use is sparse. It is unclear for example if such people are indeed ethnic Papua New Guineans or if in the case of expatriates the virus was contracted via injecting drug use practices outside of PNG. There have been other anecdotal, but unverified, reports of injecting drug use occurring in PNG and concern has been raised over this being a possible route of transmission that with the potential of contributing to the epidemic. Download this publication |
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An operational research was conducted to assess the innovative model of the Center, identify barriers, challenges and lessons learned during program implementation. This report details on the findings of the research. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed in the operational research. The quantitative data was collected from KMDC’s monitoring and evaluation (M & E) database and reports. The qualitative data was collected from interviews and focused group discussions (FGD) with more than 30 respondents, ranging from key informants to PWUD/PWID, in an effort to obtain a comprehensive picture of the KMDC. Desk reviews and consultative meetings were also used to complement this study. Download this publication |
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With funding support from the European Commission (EC), the ICP project has been implemented since 2007 in Prey Veng, Kampong Chnnang, and Kampong Speu provinces. The project consists of homebased care (HBC); facilitation of access to care and treatment; provision of socio-economic support to PLHIV, OVC and their families; and stigma and discrimination reduction faced by PLHIV and OVC. Reviewing and documenting the mid-term project, relating to all relevant information regarding project implementation, is crucial in order to monitor progress and provide feedback to the project planner and implementer, so that revised interventions and better project implementation can be made. Download this publication |
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The primary goals of the workshop included disseminating PEPFAR’s 2011 MSM Technical Guidance on Combination HIV Prevention document, which describes the USG’s comprehensive package of core services for MSM, and sharing state-of-the-art knowledge on relevant topics in HIV prevention, care, and treatment for MSM and TG. The Asia regional workshop is the second in a three-part series to focus on issues specific to HIV prevention, care, and treatment among MSM and TG in their respective regions. |
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The key formal output of this meeting is an agreed Joint Action Plan, built from the draft JAP produced in September 2011, which will be presented for endorsement during the 11th Meeting of GMS Working Group on Human Resource Development, to be held in Myanmar on 4-5 October 2012. In addition, the joint priorities detailed in the JAP now provide a useful tool to assist participating government and civil society representatives from the GMS region to make a more coordinated effort to address HIV Vulnerability related to population movement. Participants’ identification of key challenges and gaps in access and provision of health and HIV services for migrants in the region will also assist ADB and UNDP APRC, through JUNIMA, to identify priority areas for further collaboration. Download this publication |
Cambodia - Addressing HIV Vulnerabilities of Indirect Sex Workers During the Financial Crisis: Situation Analysis, Strategies and Entry Points for HIV/AIDS Workplace Education. Poetschka N, San LS, Song LK, and Thao C. (2011)
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This research paper is the first step towards developing a tailor-made, focused intervention on HIV/AIDS for indirect sex workers in Phnom Penh, using the structure of their formal entertainment sector workplaces. This approach follows the recommendations of the recent report from the Commission on AIDS in Asia, which UNAIDS and its co-sponsors are using as a framework for all HIV programmes throughout the region. As the Commission suggests, by implementing best practice intervention packages with most-at-risk populations “New infections will fall steadily, and regional HIV prevalence will begin to fall slowly.” (Commission on AIDS in Asia, 2008) |
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Tonga is a small island nation comprising 169 islands with 4 main island groups. Tonga has a population of 101,991 with two-thirds of the population living on the main island of Tongatapu The number of reported HIV cases in Tonga is low, with a cumulative incidence of 16.6 per 100,000 people. Of the 17 HIV cases reported to December 2008, 10 have progressed to AIDS and 9 have died of AIDS related complications. Though HIV prevalence is low in Tonga, other STI infections are more prevalent. Second Generation Surveillance (SGS) conducted among antenatal women in 2008 found a Chlamydia prevalence of 12.8 percent. |
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Mobility is not a new phenomenon in South Asia, and national, regional and international mobility is on the rise. Over the last few decades the demand for labour from India’s growing economy, in particular, has pulled people from neighbouring countries: Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The rise of HIV in the region is also not a new phenomenon: current HIV trends reveal that South Asia is home to 2 to 3.5 million of the estimated 33.3 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) worldwide (UNDP, 2010) and the sheer numbers of PLHIV in the region make HIV a major public health concern. Download this publication |
