Publications on People Living With HIV (PLHIV)

This handbook was written by a team of legal experts and reviewed by community activists working for improving the human rights situation of people with HIV and key populations most at risk of HIV. It is intended for people with HIV, people who are at higher risk of HIV, as well as their partners and family members.

A compilation of the epidemiology data and graphics contained in the Gap report on people living with HIV.

This report identifies the current status of policy and legal environment in Malaysia that safeguard the universal human rights of the key affected populations with regard to the HIV prevention, care and treatment.

TB is the leading cause of death among people living with HIV (PLHIV). One in five HIV-related deaths is caused by TB. Untreated TB in people with HIV can lead to death in weeks.

It is estimated that one-third of the 40 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide are coinfected with TB. Around 75 per cent of coinfected patients live in the African Region. People living with HIV and infected with TB are 30 times more likely to develop active TB disease than people without HIV. TB is also more difficult to diagnose in people living with HIV.

In Viet Nam the Stigma Index has been conducted by the Viet Nam National Network of People Living with HIV (VNP+). Following a first round in 2011, a second survey was conducted in 2014 to assess both current stigma and discrimination and any changes since 2011.

Background and Process
● 50–55% of adults living with HIV globally are women.
● The World Health Organization (WHO) 2006 guidelines "Sexual and reproductive health of women living with HIV/AIDS" need to be updated.
● This values and preferences survey was created to inform the Guideline update process.
● The survey was led, informed and run by women living with HIV, including: two of the coordinating team; all 14 of the Global Reference Group;1 and six of the leaders of the focus group discussions.

Over the past years, over 10 countries in Asia and the Pacific have removed or revised a number of punitive laws or policies hindering HIV response. These actions are helping to enable more people to access HIV services.

Regional Posters prepared by UNAIDS Asia-Pacific and Data Hub for the 11th UNAIDS Asia-Pacific Regional Management Meeting in Bangkok, 25-28 October 2014.

This report presents the key findings and recommendations of the review of Myanmar's legal framework and its effect on access to health and HIV prevention and treatment services for people living with HIV and key populations.

This guideline is developed to ensure safe and effective use of Antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV). It is a local adaptation of the WHO Consolidated Guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection released in June 2013.