Move Away from HIV and AIDS? Not Quite Yet!
As we mark today World AIDS Day, we can reflect that there is so much more that remains to be done on combating HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific.
As we mark today World AIDS Day, we can reflect that there is so much more that remains to be done on combating HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific.
Malaria can be beaten. Proof of this can be found in the fact that across the Asia Pacific region, millions of people who would have died from the disease are living healthy, productive lives. Still, malaria remains a serious threat to lives and livelihoods. Endemic in 22 countries across Asia, it is contracted by an estimated 32 million people annually and kills 47,000 of them.
Health reforms in Asia are increasing access to healthcare but also highlight the critical issue of insufficient healthcare supply, underscoring the need for improved and well-financed health services.
The differences are significant in the health sector under the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals.