Asia's Wasted Lives. Michael Vatikiotis and others.
by Vatikiotis, Michael; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 18Health. Publisher: Far Eastern Economic Review, 2004ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): AIDS (Disease) -- Asia | AIDS (Disease) -- China | AIDS (Disease) -- India | AIDS (Disease) -- Indonesia | AIDS (Disease) -- Prevention | AIDS (Disease) -- Thailand | AIDS (Disease) -- Transmission | AIDS (Disease) -- Treatment | Asia -- Politics and government | Drugs -- Prices | Epidemics -- Asia | HIV-positive persons | Intravenous drug abuse | Prostitution -- AsiaDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Asia is in denial: The region's governments believe HIV/Aids is under control. They couldn't be more wrong. A volatile mix of emerging and established risks threatens to transform Asia's current HIV/Aids epidemic into a full-blown pandemic in the near future. A dangerous sense of complacency and a deeply ingrained social stigma surrounding the disease are major stumbling blocks to stemming its spread. But most alarming: Governments are neglecting the major breeding grounds for HIV/Aids--drug users and commercial sex workers." (FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW) This article examines the worsening health crisis in Asia as HIV/Aids infections increase rapidly.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Asia's Wasted Lives, July 15, 2004; pp. 34+.
"Asia is in denial: The region's governments believe HIV/Aids is under control. They couldn't be more wrong. A volatile mix of emerging and established risks threatens to transform Asia's current HIV/Aids epidemic into a full-blown pandemic in the near future. A dangerous sense of complacency and a deeply ingrained social stigma surrounding the disease are major stumbling blocks to stemming its spread. But most alarming: Governments are neglecting the major breeding grounds for HIV/Aids--drug users and commercial sex workers." (FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW) This article examines the worsening health crisis in Asia as HIV/Aids infections increase rapidly.
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