World Bank2013-08-082013-08-0820040-8213-5916-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14907With 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMEADDICTIONADULT POPULATIONADULT PREVALENCE RATEADULTSAIDS DATAAIDS ORPHANSANTENATAL CAREBLOOD DONATIONSBLOOD SAFETYCIRCUMCISIONCITIESCLINICSCOMMERCIAL SEXDEVELOPMENT INDICATORSDISCRIMINATIONDISEASEDISEASE CONTROLDRUG USERSEDUCATIONEPIDEMICSEPIDEMIOLOGYFAMILIESHEALTHHEALTH CAREHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHIGH-RISK BEHAVIORSHIVHIV INFECTIONHIV PREVENTIONHIV/HIV/ AIDSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSILLNESSESIMMUNE DEFICIENCYIMMUNITYIMMUNODEFICIENCYINFECTIOUS DISEASESINFORMATION SYSTEMSINTERVENTIONLAWSLESSONS LEARNEDLIFE EXPECTANCYMALARIAMEDICAL CAREMIGRATIONNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSNUTRITIONOPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONSORPHANSPACIFIC REGIONPANDEMICPATIENTSPREGNANT WOMENPREVALENCEPRIVATE SECTORPSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORTPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCEPUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMSQUALITATIVE RESEARCHQUALITY CONTROLSAFETYSERVICE DELIVERYSEX WORKERSSEXUAL PRACTICESSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASESSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSSOCIAL SERVICESSYRINGESTHAILANDTHERAPYTREATMENTTUBERCULOSISTUBERCULOSIS CONTROLUNAIDSUNAIDS/URBAN AREASURBANIZATIONVIETNAMWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-5916-9