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UNAIDS Publications 2011

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has issued a number of publications this year. Some of the latest titles include:

People Living with HIV Stigma Index: Asia Pacific Regional Analysis 2011

This report provides findings from the rollout of the People Living with HIV Stigma Index (PLHIV Stigma Index) in nine countries in Asia and the Pacific (Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand). It provides the first large-scale regional comparison of standardized human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related stigma indicators. The findings and interpretation represent an extraordinary effort by people living with HIV, organizations of people living with HIV, and supporting domestic and international agencies.

HIV in Asia and the Pacific: Getting to zero

This report provides the most up to date information on the HIV epidemic in the region in 2011. While the region has seen impressive gains—including a 20% drop in new HIV infections since 2001 and a three-fold increase in access to antiretroviral therapy since 2006—progress is threatened by an inadequate focus on key populations at higher risk of HIV infection and insufficient funding from both domestic and international sources.

Treatment 2.0: Is this the future of treatment?

Imagine treatment 2.0. A radically simplified treatment platform that’s good for HIV prevention too!

Securing the Future Today – Synthesis of Strategic Information on HIV and Young People

This report shows that these global commitments will be achieved only if the unique needs of young women and men are acknowledged, and their human rights fulfilled, respected, and protected. In order to reduce new HIV infections among young people, achieve the broader equity goals set out in the MDGs, and begin to reverse the overall HIV epidemic, HIV prevention and treatment efforts must be tailored to the specific needs of young people.

Maximizing returns on investment: UNAIDS support to countries to make Global Fund money work

This publication describes how the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) partners with country partners and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) to strengthen the global response to AIDS and to accelerate progress towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).