HIV/AIDS In South East Asia

The South-East Asia region is made up of 11 member states, namely - Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste.

Five High-burden Countries in South East Asia are:

• India
• Indonesia
• Thailand
• Myanmar
• Nepal

Status of AIDS in Five High-burden Countries in South East Asia:

There are about 34,89,000 people currently living with AIDS in the Five High-burden Countries in South East Asia.

• There are 86,000 people living with AIDS India.
• 6,90,000 in Indonesia.
• 4,40,000 in Thailand.
• 2,20,000 in Myanmar.
• 39,000 in Nepal.

New HIV Infections in South East Asia:

Proportion of the Region’s New HIV Infections Contributed by Five High-burden Countries, 2016
Country	New HIV Infections
India	86,000
Indonesia	73,000
Thailand	6,900
Myanmar	12,000
Nepal	1,300

Proportion of the Region’s AIDS Deaths Contributed by Five High-burden Countries, 2016:

Country	AIDS Deaths
India	68,000
Indonesia	35,000
Thailand	14,000
Myanmar	9,700
Nepal	2,300

Overview of the epidemic and ART coverage in the South-East Asia Region.

Key indicators	2008	2009	2010
Number of people living with HIV (million)	3.5	3.4	3.5
Number of people newly infected with HIV (million)	2	2.2	2.1
Number of people dying from AIDS related causes (million)	2.3	2.3	2.3
Estimated number in need of ART (million)	1.8	1.8	2
Per cent of pregnant women tested for HIV	13%	18%	20
Number of facilities providing anretroviral therapy 1	1,453	1,800	2,199
Number of people receiving ART	44,2627	5,77,000	7,17,000
Number of children receiving ART	23,405	28,188	34,000
Coverage of ART among persons living with HIV	40%	32%	39%
Per cent women on ART	39%	40%	42%
Coverage of anretroviral treatment for PMTCT	28.1%	34%	32%

Glossary of Terms:
AIDS: AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
Antiretroviral treatment (ART): The treatment for HIV – made up of antiretroviral drugs. ART uses a combination of three or more antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to stop HIV from spreading throughout the body.
HIV: HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It attacks a person’s immune system cells, and without treatment will completely destroy their immune system and their ability to fight off infections.
NACO: National Aids Control Organization
PMTCT: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
RTI: Reproductive tract infection.
STI: STIs are infections that are passed on during sexual contact.

References:
Progress Report on HIV in the WHO South-East Asia Region, 2016 / HIV/AIDS in the South-East Asia Region: Progress Report 2011.

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