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Summary

Population (2005): 1.1 billion

Economic Indicators 2005 (Atlas method):
GNI (US$): 793 billion
GNI per capita (US$): 720

HIV estimates 2005:
Adults and children with HIV: 5,700,000
Adult (15-49) Prevalence Rate: 0.9%
Women (15+) with HIV: 1,600,000
AIDS deaths 2005: est. 270,000 - 680,000

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Published Resources

Books

  • Narain, Jai P. (ed), AIDS in Asia: The Challenge Ahead, Sage, New Delhi, 2004, 395 pp. [ Details... ]

Book Sections

  • Verma, Ravi K.; S. Salil; Veera Mendonca; S. K. Singh; R. Prasad; R. B. Upadhyaya, 'HIV/AIDS and Children in the Sangli District of Maharashtra (India) (preliminary version)', in Giovanni Andrea Cornia (ed.), AIDS, Public Policy and Child Well-Being, UNICEF, 2003, p. 53. (Also available at http://www.unicef-icdc.org/research/ESP/aids/chapter8.pdf) [ Details... ]

Conference Papers

  • Rao, JVR Prasada, 'Overview of Epidemic and Response in Asia and the Pacific', in Plenary Speech at VIII International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), Colombo 2007 by JVR Prasada Rao, UNAIDS - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2007, p. 9. [ PDF File | Details... ]

Journals

  • 'Development Bulletin', Special issue: HIV/AIDS: Implications for Development, no. 52, Development Studies Network, Australian National University, 2000, 77 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
  • Detels, Roger (ed.), 'HIV Surveillance, Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment in Asia', AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 16, SA, 2004, 187 pp. (Also available at http://www.fic.nih.gov/news/fogarty/2004/HIVinAsia2004.pdf) [ Details... ]

Journal Articles

  • Eberstadt, Nicholas, 'The Future of AIDS', Foreign Affairs, vol. 81, no. 6, 2002. [ Details... ]
  • Nag, Moni (Population Council, New York), 'Sexual Behaviour in India With Risk of HIV/AIDS Transmission', Health Transition Review (Supplement), vol. 5, Supplement, 1995, pp. 293-305. (Also available at http://htc.anu.edu.au/pdfs/Nag1.pdf) [ Details... ]

Reports

See also

  • UNAIDS - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, On the Front Line: A Review of Policies and Programmes to address HIV/AIDS among Peacekeepers and Uniformed Services, UNAIDS Series: Engaging uniformed services in the fight against AIDS, UNAIDS, New York, 2005, 42 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]

Sources used to compile this entry: UNAIDS; World Bank World Development Indicators Database.

Prepared by: susan chong