Overview

A work by health and development experts and professionals, this well-researched compilation traces the evolving and highly dynamic nature of HIV/AIDS and its unprecedented health and development threat in Asia. Three decades of HIV/AIDS in Asia studies how the region has responded to this epidemic in the last three decades. It contains country-specific chapters on the HIV/AIDS problem—low-prevalence countries such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as well as countries with advanced epidemics such as Cambodia, China, India, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam—and the evolving response to it. There is recognition of the fact that Asia remains the hardest hit after Africa. The lesson learnt from the Asian countries show that HIV can be prevented and clinically managed with sustained political commitment, adequate human and financial resources, and inter-sectoral action. With the modus operandi of real-life stories and case studies, this work is highly relevant in assessing the ground reality and the measures required for effective prevention, treatment, and care across the continuum.

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Author:   Jai P Narain
Publisher:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Imprint:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9788132109075

ISBN 10:   8132109074
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   10 September 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Message From The Regional Director, WHO/SEARO Preface Three Decades of HIV/AIDS in Asia: Achievements, Lessons Learnt and Opportunities Ahead - Jai P Narain, Iyanthi Abeyewickreme, Razia Pendse and Sangay Thinley Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics of the HIV Epidemic in Asia - Renu Garg, Dongbao Yu and Jai P Narain Natural History of HIV Infection - Rajesh Bhatia Emerging Issues in HIV and TB Prevention: Role of Antiretrovirals for Prevention - Ying-Ru Lo, Suwat Chariyalertsak, Reuben Granich, Amitabh Suthar, Rachel Baggaley and Jai P Narain National Response to HIV/AIDS in Cambodia: A Health Sector Perspective HIV/AIDS in China: The - Mean Chhi Vun, Masami Fujita, Seng Sopheap, Magdalena DiChiara, Ouk Vichea and Ly Penh Sun Response and Challenges - Xu Peng, Gang Zeng, Liu Kang-mai and Lu Fan HIV/AIDS IN INDIA: The Epidemic and National Response - Mohammed Shaukat, D C S Reddy, Partha Haldar and Rajesh Kumar The Rising Epidemic of HIV in Pakistan: Challenges to a Comprehensive Response - Faran Emmanuel, Naeem Akhtar and James F Blanchard Evolving Responses to HIV/AIDS in Thailand: Lessons Learned - Supachai Rerks-Ngarm, Sombat Thanprasertsuk and Prayura Kunasol HIV in Viet Nam - Fabio Mesquita, David Jacka, Keith Sabin, Masaya Kato, Nguyen Thi Minh Thu, Van T T Nguyen and Nguyen Thien Nga Maintaining Low Levels of HIV for Three Decades: Case Studies from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - Tasnim Azim and Lilani Rajapaksa Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections in South-East Asia and Public Health Approach to Prevention and Control - Chandrika Wickramasuriya, Iyanthi Abeyewickreme, Antonio Gerbase and Igor Toskin Interventions with Sex Workers: From The 100% Condom-Use Programme to Community Empowerment - Wiwat Rojanapithayakorn, Smarajit Jana and Richard Steen The HIV Epidemic among People Who Inject Drugs in Asia: Progress and Unresolved Issues - Mukta Sharma and Anindya Chatterjee The Epidemic of HIV Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Populations in India - Natasha Dawa, Ashok Row Kavi and Po-Lin Chan Averting HIV Transmission Through Safe Blood in The South-East Asia Region of Who - Rajesh Bhatia and Sangay Thinley Eliminating Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission in Thailand - Tanarak Plipat and Sombat Thanprasertsuk Clinical Management of HIV/AIDS: Current Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment - Bharat Bhushan Rewari and Po-Lin Chan HIV drug resistance in Asia: an emerging problem? - Devidas Navneet Chaturbhuj, Srikanth Prasad Tripathy, Ramesh S Paranjape and Jai P Narain Priority Areas For HIV/AIDS Operational Research in Asia - Padmini Srikantiah Enhancing Access to Antiretroviral Drugs in Developing Countries - Ranjit Roy Chaudhury and Swati Y Bhave HIV Vaccine Development in Asia - Jean-Louis Excler, Punnee Pitisuttithum, Vadakkuppatu Devasenapathi Ramanathan and Linqi Zhang Implications and Feasibility of Commercial Health Insurance for People Living With HIV in India - Indrani Gupta, Mayur Trivedi, Shalini Rudra, William Joe, Benoy Peter and Ravi Subbiah Index

Reviews

Written by the eminent experts... This is a must read book for all those who are interested in HIV infection in Asia. -- Indian Journal of Medical Research Three Decades of HIV & Aids in Asia is one of the most comprehensive and intelligent treatises on the disease in the region. It is filled with facts... [and] is a compilation of reports that trace the history of and current practices in managing the disease in countries across Asia and highlights the pitfalls and successes of various preventive strategies...a must-read. -- Dawn

Three Decades of HIV & Aids in Asia is one of the most comprehensive and intelligent treatises on the disease in the region. It is filled with facts... [and] is a compilation of reports that trace the history of and current practices in managing the disease in countries across Asia and highlights the pitfalls and successes of various preventive strategies....a must-read. -- Dawn Written by the eminent experts... This is a must read book for all those who are interested in HIV infection in Asia. -- Indian Journal of Medical Research

Written by the eminent experts… This is a must read book for all those who are interested in HIV infection in Asia. -- Indian Journal of Medical Research Three Decades of HIV & Aids in Asia is one of the most comprehensive and intelligent treatises on the disease in the region. It is filled with facts... [and] is a compilation of reports that trace the history of and current practices in managing the disease in countries across Asia and highlights the pitfalls and successes of various preventive strategies….a must-read. -- Dawn

Written by the eminent experts... This is a must read book for all those who are interested in HIV infection in Asia. -- Indian Journal of Medical Research Three Decades of HIV & Aids in Asia is one of the most comprehensive and intelligent treatises on the disease in the region. It is filled with facts... [and] is a compilation of reports that trace the history of and current practices in managing the disease in countries across Asia and highlights the pitfalls and successes of various preventive strategies....a must-read. -- Dawn

Author Information

Jai P Narain is Coordinator/Regional Adviser on HIV/AIDS and TB programmes at WHO’s Regional Office for South-East Asia (SEARO), New Delhi. He has an MBBS and an MD from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, and a master’s in public health and in epidemiology from Harvard University, Boston. Associated with HIV/AIDS and TB prevention and control programmes since 1988, he has held positions at PAHO/AMRO Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (1988–90) and WHO, Geneva (1990–91). He has been with SEARO since 1991 where he has also served as Team Leader, Global Programme on AIDS (1991–95). Dr. Narain has also worked at prestigious institutions like the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, AIIMS, the Indian Council of Medical Research and Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta. He has published extensively and has edited/authored several books on various aspects of communicable diseases, mainly HIV/AIDS and TB.

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