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61HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea — PrevalenceWith 1.28 percent of the adult population estimated by UNAIDS to be HIV positive in 2006, Papua New Guinea has one of the most serious HIV/AIDS epidemics in the Asia Pacific subregion. Although this new prevalence rate is significantly… …
62HIV/AIDS in Lesotho — PrevalenceAIDS constitutes an alarming threat to Lesotho and its people, and HIV/AIDS is not the only barrier to Lesotho’s economic development. Land degradation, capacity depletion, and economic decline are major obstacles to short and long term …
63HIV/AIDS in Madagascar — PrevalenceMadagascar is among very few countries in sub Saharan Africa with an opportunity to slow the HIV epidemic and avert the socioeconomic destruction that is evident in high prevalence areas. With the internal and external migration of… …
64HIV/AIDS in Swaziland — PrevalenceHIV/AIDS remains one of the major challenges to Swaziland’s socioeconomic development. The epidemic has continued to spread relentlessly in all the parts of the country.Periodic surveillance of antenatal clinics in the country has shown …
65HIV/AIDS in Indonesia — PrevalenceIndonesia’s first case of HIV was reported in 1987. An estimated 0.1 percent of adults in Indonesia are HIV positive, making it a low prevalence country; however, given its large population, this accounts for more than 170,000 people… …
66HIV/AIDS in Nepal — PrevalenceAlthough less than 1 percent of Nepal’s adult population is estimated to be HIV positive, according to UNAIDS, the prevalence rate masks a concentrated epidemic among at risk populations such as female sex workers (FSWs), injecting drug …
67HIV/AIDS in the Philippines — PrevalenceThe Philippines is a low HIV prevalence country, with less than 0.1 percent of the adult population estimated to be HIV positive. Since 1984, when the Philippines’ first case of HIV was reported, approximately one third of diagnosed… …
68HIV/AIDS in Thailand — PrevalenceAfter Thailand’s first case of HIV/AIDS was reported in 1984, the incidence of infection increased steadily in the country. In 1991, the government adopted a strategy to combat the disease, and in recent years, the number of new… …
69HIV/AIDS in Peru — PrevalencePeru is considered to have a concentrated HIV/AIDS epidemic. According to a population based survey conducted in Peru’s 24 largest cities in 2002, adult HIV prevalence was estimated to be less than 1 percent (0.6 percent among pregnant… …
70HIV/AIDS in El Salvador — PrevalenceWith less than 1 percent of the adult population reported to be HIV positive, El Salvador is a low HIV prevalence country, but the virus remains a significant threat in high risk communities, such as commercial sex workers (CSWs) and… …
