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Asia's Growing HIV/AIDS Epidemics in Spotlight at International Conference
Joan Stephenson, PhD
JAMA. 2004;292:1161-1162.
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Bangkok—As an estimated 17 000 scientists, public health experts, clinicians, and activists gathered here at the 15th International AIDS Conference, they were treated to a parade of elephants, majestic animals revered as a national symbol by the meeting's host country, Thailand.
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The 15th International AIDS Conference, held in Bangkok, Thailand, drew attention to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Asia, where rates of new infections are among the highest in the world. (Photo credit: AP/Wide World Photos)
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The choice of Thailand as the latest venue of the biennial conference thrust Asia, the world's most populous region, into the spotlight regarding the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the global response to it. While the majority of the world's approximately 40 million HIV-infected individuals live in sub-Saharan Africa, the Asia-Pacific region now accounts for about 1 in 4 of new infections occurring across the globe each year.
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Reflexive Judgement, Risk and Responses: HIV/AIDS in Africa and Asia
Pick and Dayaram
Journal of Human Values 2006;12:55-64.
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