Southeast Asia Regional
Program
The Southeast Asia regional office supports countries that are of increasing concern in the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. The combination of injecting drug use, mobility within and between countries, the sex industry, stigma and discrimination, and poverty makes the region a fertile ground for the spread of HIV/AIDS. USAID’s Southeast Asia Regional Program supports HIV/AIDS programs in Thailand, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), China, Burma, and Papua New Guinea. In 2009, these countries accounted for 1.6 million people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and 73,500 deaths from the disease. At 1.3 percent, Thailand has one of the highest estimated adult HIV prevalence rates in Southeast Asia, and, with an estimated 740,000 HIV-infected people, China has the largest number of PLWHA.
The overall objective is to increase the use of effective responses to HIV/AIDS, focusing primarily on prevention, but also including care, support, and treatment. To achieve the goals and objectives of the program, the strategy focuses on four major components: making strategic information more available and useful; increasing access to comprehensive prevention interventions for most-at-risk populations; increasing access to care, support, and treatment for PLWHA and their families; and strengthening the enabling environment, focusing on increasing participation of civil society, including regional networks, and developing and implementing supportive policies and regulations. Capacity development and scale-up of successful innovative models are themes that cut across all four components.
View the full USAID HIV/AIDS Health Profile for Southeast Asia - February 2011 [PDF,
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