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Getting to zero HIV new infections in Asia and the Pacific region: Possible or impossible dream?  Presentation presented at the ICAAP, Bangkok. 

Main outcomes of the consultation 1. Lessons learnt from the health MDGs 2. Health priorities post 2015 3. The role of health in the broader post-2015 development agenda 4. Potential goals and targets 5. Not just "what" – but "how"

HIV Epidemic and Response in Asia and the Pacific Presentation Judicial Dialogue on HIV, Human Rights and the Law in Asia and the Pacific Meeting, 2-4 June 2013 Bangkok, Thailand

Re-strategizing the MSM Response: Data for Action January 21, 2013

7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, 3 July 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Presentation presented at the 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention Date: July 2, 2013 Place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This report was commissioned by the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), with the support of Australian Aid, for the purpose of developing a better understanding of drug policy advocacy activity in 10 Asian countries: Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. It aims to achieve three goals:

• Identify organisations engaged in harm reduction and drug policy advocacy
• Identify gaps and challenges in harm reduction and drug policy advocacy that remain to be addressed
• Develop recommendations for prioritising new activities in harm reduction and drug policy advocacy

Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) are diverse; political regimes, cultural norms and languages vary widely. The forms of sex work undertaken across the Pacific are as diverse as the social, economic and political contexts in which they are situated. Reliable information on sex work in PICTs is fragmented and incomplete. However, characteristic forms of sex work include: paid sex with seafarers, women boarding boats, and the provision of sex to affluent locals, tourists, business travellers or migrant workers. Sex work typically occurs around ports and transit hubs, in development or construction enclaves and near military installations. Most sex work is informally organised and sex workers operate independently, although in Guam and Palau sex work is managed from within other entertainment establishments. Significant levels of sex work have been documented in Port Moresby, Honiara, Suva, Guam and Saipan, but various forms of sex work take place throughout the region.

It is well known that without sufficient street networks provision of basic services is virtually impossible. Recognizing the importance of the urban form, in 2004 UN-Habitat introduced the Monitoring Urban Inequities Programme (MUIP) that aims to collect and analyze crucial information on the layout and planning of cities. Under the MUIP, a community profile was designed in association with other modules of an Urban Inequity Survey (UIS). The community profile, supported by GIS, provides crucial information on the urban form, including the street network as a key element of public space. It also collects qualitative information through focus groups that reflect people’s opinions on infrastructure, social networks, security, etc.

These country briefs synthesize some of the current available data and evidence on key affected women and girls into one, easy-to-read report. For the first time, available data and research on national AIDS responses as it specifically relates to key affected women and girls were collated and carefully reviewed together, to improve understanding of women and girls most at risk of, and most affected by, HIV in the region.