A Profile of UNICEF's Response in East Asia and the Pacific 2007

This campaign could not have come at a more opportune time in East Asia and the Pacific. While HIV
prevalence in the region remains relatively low, the virus poses a serious threat. East Asia’s massive population coupled with rapidly changing social and economic dynamics could escalate epidemics, and in turn, jeopardize the tremendous development gains that have greatly benefited millions of children in the region. The threat is of a different nature in the Pacific, where HIV could devastate sparse populations and undermine whole cultures and societies.

This 2007 report is updated from an earlier version released in October 2006. Our aim is to provide the latest information of collaborative actions between UNICEF and governments, civil society, the United Nations system and international partners in East Asia and the Pacific region. It is an account of progress, from the purview of UNICEF around the Four Ps of primary prevention, preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), paediatric AIDS treatment and the protection and care of children affected by AIDS.