HIV/AIDS Data Hub for the Asia Pacific

HIV/AIDS Vulnerability and Risk Reduction among Ethnic Minority Groups through Communication Strategies in the Greater Mekong Subregion

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ADB Regional Technical Assistance (RETA 6247) was financed by the Poverty Reduction Cooperation Fund from the United Kingdom's Department for International Development, with parallel financing from UNESCO.

Accelerating Progress: An Empowered, Inclusive and Equal Asia and the Pacific

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The report proposes a framework of four synergistic elements necessary to advance inclusion, empowerment and equality: rights and justice; norms and institutions; resources and capabilities; participation and voice. The need for action on all four fronts is illustrated by a deeper look at three pivotal challenges confronted by the region – (1) climate change and its potential to deepen inequality; (2) the urgent need to boost domestic resource mobilization; and (3) the need to strengthen social accountability and civic engagement.

Gender Equality and the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific: Baseline and Pathways for Transformative Change by 2030

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This publication provides the first Sustainable Development Goal assessment of the situation of women and girls in Asia and the Pacific based on data from official sources.

Background Report: Cost-effectiveness of Injecting Drug User Interventions to Prevent HIV in Nepal

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This paper has two objectives. The first is to examine the robustness of two different epidemiological models; these models were used to determine the impact of IDU interventions in Nepal when interventions are scaled-up to reach 60% of IDUs, as recommended by UNAIDS. The second objective is to disseminate the outcome of two cost-effectiveness analyses of IDU interventions in Nepal.

Macroeconomic Impact of HIV/AIDS in the Asian and Pacific Region

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This paper reports estimates of the economic impact of HIV/AIDS in the Asian and Pacific region using a standard growth model. Following previous research on this issue, an economy wide aggregate production function is estimated with health capital as an input.

Game Changers, Success Stories, Lessons Learned: The ADB Cooperation Fund for Fighting HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific

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This report summarizes the experiences and lessons learned of the ADB Cooperation Fund for Fighting HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific.

Cambodia: Demographic and Health Survey 2005

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The primary purpose of the 2005 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) is to provide the policymakers and planners with updated and reliable data on fertility, family planning, infant, child and maternal mortality, maternal and child health, nutrition, malaria, knowledge of HIV/AIDS, prevalence of HIV, women’s status and domestic violence.

Cambodian STI Survey 2005: Key Risk Behaviors and STI Prevalence

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The primary objective of the STI survey is to determine the prevalence of Neisseriagonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Treponema pallidum, HIV, and related risk behaviors among specific sentinel groups.

Promoting Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Supporting Women at Risk and Vulnerable to HIV/AIDS in the Philippines

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In April 2008, ADB approved DOH’s request for funding to enable the conduct of studies and other activities under the project,“Supporting Women at-Risk and Vulnerable to HIV/AIDS in the Philippines.”

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