Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Alternative Names
- North Korea
- Url
- http://www.korea-dpr.com/
- Summary
Population (July 2011 est.): 24,457,492
Economic Indicators (2009 est.):
GDP (PPP): US$40 billion
GDP per capita (PPP): US$1,800HIV estimates:
Number of people living with HIV (2007 high estimate): <100
Adult (15-49) Prevalence Rate (2007 high estimate): <0.1%
Women (15+) with HIV: nd
AIDS deaths (2007 high estimate): <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... ]
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... ]
- 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... ]
- Iredale, Robyn, Zheng Zhenzhen and Sung Ho Ko, The Vulnerability of Migrants to HIV/AIDS in China and Mongolia, n/d, 21 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
- Korea UNAIDS Information Support Center, Migration and HIV: Vulnerability Assessment Among Foreign Migrants in South Korea, UNDP Regional HIV and Development Programme, Korea UNAIDS Information Support Center, June 2004. (Also available at http://www.undp.org/hiv/docs/alldocs Asia%20-%20Migration%20and%20HIV%20-%20Vulnerability%20Assessment%20Among%20Foreign%20Migrants%20in%20South%20Korea%20(2004).pdf) [ 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 Regional HIV and Development Programme, No Safety Signs Here: Research Study on Migration and HIV Vulnerability from Seven South and North East Asian Countries, Asia Pacific Migration Research Network, United Nations Development Programme, November 2004, 149 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
- WHO - Regional Office for South-East Asia, Expanding Access to HIV/AIDS Treatment: A Strategic Framework for Action at Country Level, World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi, 2004, 25 pp. (Also available at http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Publications_sea-aids-145.pdf) [ 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... ]
- World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, Scaling Up HIV/AIDS: Prevention, Care and Treatment - Report of the National AIDS Programme Managers' Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand, 10-11 July 2004, World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2004, 54 pp. (Also available at http://w3.whosea.org/LinkFiles/Publications_aids-151.pdf) [ Details... ]
- World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, HIV/AIDS in the South-East Asia Region: Progress Report 2010, WHO - World Health Organization, 2010, 96 pp. (Also available at http://203.90.70.117/PDS_DOCS/B4602.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