       Document 0711
 DOCN  M9630711
 TI    HIV: evolution of a pandemic [editorial]
 DT    9603
 AU    Hankins C
 SO    Can Med Assoc J. 1995 Dec 1;153(11):1613-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96088805
 AB    Although the prevalence of AIDS is still relatively low in many
       countries in Asia and the Pacific Rim, the rate of HIV transmission in
       this region continues to rise inexorably and will surpass that of
       sub-Saharan Africa by 1997. The challenge of mobilizing governments and
       communities to counter this largely invisible threat was the theme of
       the Third International Conference on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, held
       in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in September 1995. Thailand has led the way
       with bold and far-reaching HIV prevention programs. Nevertheless, the
       long-term consequences of existing HIV infection in Thailand and
       elsewhere in Asia will be severe. Moreover, these repercussions will be
       felt globally as productivity is undermined, health care costs soar and
       purchasing power weakens. Supporting programs for HIV prevention and
       care abroad is thus an urgent matter of economic and political
       self-interest as well as a humanitarian imperative.
 DE    Asia/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Cost of Illness  *Disease Outbreaks  Female  Human
       HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Male
       *World Health  EDITORIAL  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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