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Document 0711
DOCN M9630711
TI HIV: evolution of a pandemic [editorial]
DT 9603
AU Hankins C
SO Can Med Assoc J. 1995 Dec 1;153(11):1613-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96088805
AB Although the prevalence of AIDS is still relatively low in many
countries in Asia and the Pacific Rim, the rate of HIV transmission in
this region continues to rise inexorably and will surpass that of
sub-Saharan Africa by 1997. The challenge of mobilizing governments and
communities to counter this largely invisible threat was the theme of
the Third International Conference on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, held
in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in September 1995. Thailand has led the way
with bold and far-reaching HIV prevention programs. Nevertheless, the
long-term consequences of existing HIV infection in Thailand and
elsewhere in Asia will be severe. Moreover, these repercussions will be
felt globally as productivity is undermined, health care costs soar and
purchasing power weakens. Supporting programs for HIV prevention and
care abroad is thus an urgent matter of economic and political
self-interest as well as a humanitarian imperative.
DE Asia/EPIDEMIOLOGY Cost of Illness *Disease Outbreaks Female Human
HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION Male
*World Health EDITORIAL JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).