Monday, June 28, 2010

HIV incidence on the rise among women in Asia, UN says

Mon, 28 Jun 2010
DPA

Bangkok - HIV rates are on the rise among Asian women, highlighting the need for new policy priorities, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) warned Monday.
In 2007, women accounted for 35 per cent of all people living with HIV in Asia, up from 18 per cent in 1990.
Asian governments must pay more attention to the needs of women in their national HIV/AIDS policies, said Moni Pizani, regional programme director for the United Nations Development Fund for Women.
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