Burma
Burma’s first case of HIV was diagnosed in 1988. With an estimated HIV prevalence rate of 0.7 percent among adults in 2007, Burma has seen a decrease in prevalence since the beginning of the millennium. The limited response to the AIDS epidemic in its early years allowed HIV to spread freely in at-risk groups and later beyond them, but a recent scale-up of HIV/AIDS activities seems to have slowed the spread of the disease. Prevalence among at-risk populations, particularly injecting drug users and female sex workers, remains high, however. By the end of 2007, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS estimated 240,000 Burmese were HIV positive.
USAID, through its Regional Development Mission in Asia (RDMA), provides HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment assistance to ensure effective delivery to those Burmese most in need. USAID/RDMA works to scale up prevention, care, support, and treatment programs to reach most at risk populations; enhance program quality; build the capacity of community-based organizations; and strengthen the strategic information base and enabling environments necessary for effective programs.
View the full USAID HIV/AIDS Health Profile for Burma - October 2010 [PDF,
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