Publication: Addressing HIV/AIDS in East Asia and the Pacific
Date
2004
ISSN
Published
2004
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
With almost half the world's
population, Asia will determine the future of the global
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic. If prevalence rates in China,
Indonesia, and India increase to numbers similar to those
seen in Thailand and Cambodia, the rate of HIV/AIDS would
double globally. Such growth would be devastating for
individuals-and for the region's health systems,
economies, and social fabric. HIV/AIDS is therefore a
multisectoral development challenge and, consequently, a
corporate priority for the World Bank. This report outlines
a strategic direction for the World Bank in its
multisectoral response to HIV/AIDS in the East Asia and
Pacific (EAP) Region. It describes the risk of a large-scale
HIV/AIDS epidemic in the region. It also spells out what can
be done to avert the growth of HIV/AIDS-and what government,
civil society, and other partners are doing. And it
identifies how the World Bank can assist at the country and
regional levels. The World Bank will work with countries,
civil society, the private sector, donors, and other key
players to formulate country-specific strategies that try to
respond to the needs of the population.
Citation
“World Bank. 2004. Addressing HIV/AIDS in East Asia and the Pacific. Health, Nutrition and Population;. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/7d9cd328-feae-58c6-89be-7a774b107837 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”