Beyond 2000: Responding to HIV/AIDS in the New Millennium

"Beyond 2000 – Responding to HIV/AIDS in the New Millennium" unfolds the story of AIDS in WHO’s South-East Asia Region. The document focuses on how the epidemic has grown from a handful of HIV infections reported only from Thailand, in 1984, to over five million by early 2001. An extensively referenced account is also presented of the pattern of transmission, the vulnerabilities of different population groups and documented evidence of the socio-economic and health implications of HIV/AIDS in the Region.

As we step into the new millennium, it is appropriate to reflect on the progress made so far and to learn from the past as we plan for the future.