AIDS in Asia

Preface. Foreword, by Lee Jong-Wook, Director-General of the World Health Organization. I: Snapshots of HIV/AIDS in Asia. 1. HIV/AIDS in Thailand; W. Phoolchareon, C. Kunanusont, P. Pitisuttithum, N. Bhamarapravati. 2. History of HIV in India; S.P. Tripathy. 3. The Chinese HIV/AIDS Epidemic and Current Response; Shen Jie, Liu Kangmai, Han Mengjie, Zhang Fujie. 4. HIV/AIDS and Public Health Care in the Greater Mekong River Region: Origin, Disease Damage, Control and Regional Collaborative Effort; Huyen Cao, Tung Nguyen, N. Daniels. 5. Update on HIV/AIDS in Japan, 2003; T. Nakasone, T. Hara, N. Yoshino, M. Honda. 6. HIV/AIDS in Malaysia; M. Mahathir. 7. Indonesia: Dynamics and Challenges in the Emergence of the National Response to HIV/AIDS; J.S. Wilson. 8. HIV/AIDS in the Philippines; M.C. Quizon. 9. Evolving HIV Epidemic in Pakistan; S.A. Shah, S.A. Mujeeb. 10. HIV/AIDS in Nepal: Context, Current Situation, Response; G. Gurung, B.K. Suvedi. 11. Sri Lanka's Response to an Emerging HIV/AIDS Epidemic; I. Abeyewickreme, H.M.S.S.D. Herath, H. Jayawardena. 12. HIV/AIDS in Taiwan; Yi-Ming A. Chen. 13. HIV/AIDS in Hong Kong: The Emergence and Impact of an Epidemic; Oi-chu Lin, W.H.F. Kam, Suk-yan Chan. 14. HIV/AIDS in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands; A.R. Diwan, S.G. Karel. 15. HIV/AIDS Preparedness in the CIS, Baltic, East and Southeast Europe, and the Balkans: A Situation Report; T. Barnett. II: Molecular Epidemiology, Genetic Diversity, and Overlaps with Endemic Disease. 16. Molecular Epidemiology of HIV in Asia and the Pacific; S. Tovanabutra, D.L. Birx, F.E. McCutchan. 17. Human Genetics and HIV-1 Infection; Xu G. Yu, M. Altfeld, B.D. Walker. 18. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 (HIV-2) Biology and Pathogenesis; P.J. Kanki. 19. Tuberculosis Control, HIV/TB, and India; T.S. Prasad, T. Srikanth. 20. Infectious Diseases and the Development of Health Systems in Thailand; V. Thamlikitkul, V. Tangcharoensathien, N. Bhamarapravati. 21. Infectious Diseases in China; Zeng Yi, Xu Hua, Zhang Jiaxi. 22. The History of HIV and Other Infectious Diseases in the Republic of Korea: Origin, Damage, and Control; June-Myung Kim, Jongkoo Lee, Joo-Shil Lee. 23. Transmission of HIV and Other Infections in Southeast Asia: Cultural and Genetic Factors; C. Beyrer, H. Stephens. III: Diagnosis, Surveillance, and Projected Scenarios. 24. Estimating Rates of HIV/AIDS in India; S.H. Mehta, R.C. Bollinger. 25. Current HIV/AIDS Diagnosis, Reporting, and Surveillance in China: Projected Scenarios; Yiming Shao, Fan Lv. 26. Men Who Have Sex With Men and HIV/AIDS Prevention in China; Wu Yu-Hua, Bai Li-Shi, Liu Yan-Cheng, Zhao Zhong-Hou. 27. Trends in Injection Drug Use and the HIV Epidemic in Southern China; R.J. Garten, Shenghan Lai, Wei Liu, Jie Chen, Xiao-Fang Yu. 28. Infectious Diseases in Asia: Implications for Global Health; B. Roberts, Yichen Lu. IV: Prevention Efforts and Treatment Options. 29. The Role of Antiretroviral Therapy in Asia; B.L. Gilliam, A. Amoroso, C.E