AIDS Conference to Discuss Rapid Pace of Disease in Asia

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AIDS Conference to Discuss Rapid Pace of Disease in Asia

Boston Globe Online (10/22/99)
Gecker, Jocelyn

The 5th International Conference on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific will begin Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, focusing on how to control the AIDS epidemic in the region. While many of the world's HIV-infected individuals reside in Africa, Asia may be the next area with an explosion of AIDS, with about 7 million people in the Asia-Pacific region now living with HIV or AIDS. The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS noted that in Asia, HIV is primarily transmitted between heterosexuals and through injected drugs. The conference will also discuss ways to overcome cultural taboos regarding sex and condom use that have hampered HIV prevention efforts.

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