- Summary
Population (July 2011 est.): 126,475,664
Economic Indicators (2010 est.):
GDP (PPP): US$4.31 trillion
GDP per capita (PPP): US$34,000HIV estimates:
Number of people living with HIV (2009): 8,100
Adult (15-49) Prevalence Rate (2009 high estimate): <0.1%
Women (15+) with HIV (2009): 2,700
AIDS deaths (2009): <100
Various sources, including UNAIDS.
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Published Resources
Books
- Yamamoto,Tadashi and Satoko Itoh (eds), Fighting a Rising Tide: The Response to AIDS in East Asia, Japan Centre for International Exchange, 2006. [ Details... ]
Conference Proceedings
- East Asian Regional Response to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Commemorative Symposium on the Fifth Anniversary of the Kyushu-Okinawa Summit, Japan Centre for International Exchange, Tokyo, June 2005, 136 pp. (Also available at http://www.jcie.or.jp/books/abstracts/E/aids_conf.pdf) [ Details... ]
Journals
- 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... ]
Reports
- Sex Work in Asia, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, July 2001, 38 pp. (Also available at http://www.wpro.who.int/NR/rdonlyres/D01A4265-A142-4E19-99AE-6CC7E44F995C/0 Sex_Work_in_Asia_July2001.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Ministerial Statement: Second Asia-Pacific Ministerial Meeting on HIV/AIDS 11 July 2004, Bangkok Thailand, 11 July 2004, 4 pp. (Also available at http://www.ias.se/bangkok/admin/images/upload/573.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Country Progress Report 2006: Japan, UNAIDS, 2006, 4 pp. (Also available at http://data.unaids.org/pub/Report/2006 2006_country_progress_report_japan_en.pdf) [ Details... ]
- UNGASS Country Progress Report: Japan December 2007, December 2007, 7 pp. (Also available at http://data.unaids.org/pub/Report/2008 japan_2008_country_progress_report_en.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Aceijas, Carmen; Stimson, Gerry V; Hickman, Matthew; Rhodes, Tim; on behalf of the United Nations Reference Group on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care among IDU in Developing and Transitional Countries, Global Overview of Injecting Drug Use and HIV Infection Among Injecting Drug Users, AIDS. 18 (17): 2295-2303, November 19, 2004., Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour (CRDHB), Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK, 2004, 8 pp. (Also available at http://www.aidsonline.com/pt/re/aids pdfhandler.00002030-200411190-00010.pdf;jsessionid= GftJKJb8n8v62ZFc6CRKT8QrD1ZmfpMXl42yvzTtLgMpQn2h8CZ1!-1734750035!-949856144!8091!-1) [ Details... ]
- Asia Pacific Ministerial Meeting, HIV/AIDS and Development in Asia and the Pacific: A Lengthening Shadow, Commonwealth of Australia, Melbourne, 9-10 October 2001, 4 pp. (Also available at http://www.ahrn.net/library_upload/uploadfile/ICAAPMinisterialStatement.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Asia Pacific Ministerial Meeting, Ministerial Statement - Asia Pacific Ministerial Meeting: 9-10 October 2001, Asia Pacific Ministerial Meeting, Melbourne, 2001, 4 pp. (Also available at http://www.ahrn.net/library_upload/uploadfile/ICAAPMinisterialStatement.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Commission on AIDS in Asia, Redefining AIDS in Asia: Crafting an Effective Response - Report of the Commission on AIDS in Asia, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 26 March 2008, 258 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
- International Planned Parenthood Federation, The Power of Prevention: Stories from JTF Projects in Africa and Asia, International Planned Parenthood Federation, 2003, 52 pp. (Also available at http://aidsportal.org/store/445.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Japan AIDS and Society Association, Civil Society Country Report on Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS: Japan, UNAIDS, 31 March 2006, 11 pp. (Also available at http://www.ungasshiv.org/index.php/en/ungass/archives/cs_position_papers country_position_papers) [ Details... ]
- Japan Centre for International Exchange, Japan's Response to the Spread of HIV/AIDS, Japan Centre for International Exchange, Tokyo, 2004, 79 pp. (Also available at http://www.jcie.or.jp/thinknet/pdfs/hiv.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan), Annual Report on Health and Welfare (White Paper): Section 5: Tackling the AIDS Problem, Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan), 1997, 19 pp. [ Details... ]
- Reid, G. & the Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN), The Hidden Epidemic: A Situation Assessment of Drug Use in South East and East Asia in the Context of HIV Vulnerability, AHRN, February 1998. (Also available at http://www.chr.asn.au/resources/libraryservices/docdownload/hiddenepidemic list#309) [ Details... ]
- Reid, G; and Costigan, G., Revisiting 'the Hidden Epidemic': a situation assessment of drug use in Asia in the context of HIV/AIDS, The Centre for Harm Reduction, The Burnet Institute, The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research & Public Health, Fairfield, January 2002. (Also available at http://www.chr.asn.au/resources/libraryservices/docdownload/revisiting/list) [ Details... ]
- TREAT Asia, MSM and HIV/AIDS Risk in Asia: What Is Fueling the Epidemic Among MSM and How Can It Be Stopped?, TREAT Asia (amfAR - Foundation for AIDS Research), August 2006, 85 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
- UNDP South East Asia HIV and Development Programme, Population Mobility in Asia: Implications for HIV/AIDS Action Programme, Population Movement Development and HIV/AIDS: Looking Towards the Future, UNDP South East Asia HIV and Development Programme, April 2000, 126 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
- WHO - World Health Organization, HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific Region, WHO - World Health Organization, 2001, 100 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
- WHO - World Health Organization, HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific Region 2003, World Health Organization, 2004, 120 pp. (Also available at http://www.wpro.who.int/NR/rdonlyres/11ED3283-9821-43BE-9B73-B3444A3DADE6/0 HIV_AIDS_Asia_Pacific_Region2003.pdf) [ Details... ]
- WHO/WPRO - World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Promoting Condoms in Clinics for Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Practical Guide for Programme Planners and Managers, WHO - World Health Organization, 2001, 37 pp. (Also available at http://www.wpro.who.int/NR/rdonlyres/6D45E1A0-79B5-4FFC-B94D-389A59BC9744/0 Promoting_condoms_in_clinics_STI.pdf) [ Details... ]
- World Health Organization - Western Pacific Regional Office, Status and Trends of STI, HIV/AIDS At the End of the Millennium, World Health Organization - Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, 1999, 111 pp. (Also available at http://www.wpro.who.int/NR/rdonlyres/72F8FAE0-9F6A-4F5A-86DE-7363CCCEFCA3/0 Status_and_Trends_of_STI_HIV_AIDS.pdf#search= %22pacific%20islands%20seafarers%20a%20study%20on%20hiv%2Faids%20and%20sti%20related%20behaviour%22) [ Details... ]
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, UNDP - United Nations Development Programme, UNAIDS - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR (China), Health Sector Response to HIV/AIDS Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Report of the Consultation 18-20 February 2009 Hong Kong SAR (China), (WP)HSI/2009/DCC/05
RS/2009/GE/05(HOK), World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, 2009, 42 pp. (Also available at http://www.info.gov.hk/aids/pdf/g210.pdf) [ Details... ]
Sources used to compile this entry: UNAIDS; World Bank World Development Indicators Database.
Prepared by: susan chong
Created: 17 June 2004, Last modified: 6 September 2011