Oceania: HIV and AIDS

Local epidemiology and co-factors.

Significant risk factors for HIV transmission exist within the region: youthful age structure of populations, significant movement of people into, through and out of the region, and in particular high rates of other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and teenage pregnancies.
—The Pacific Regional Strategy on HIV/AIDS 2004-2008

PDF Resources

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UNAIDS/WHO Country Profiles

Choose a Country WHO Country Profiles American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia, Federated States of Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pacific Community Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna Islands
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UNGASS Country Progress Reports

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WHO Profiles for Treatment Scale Up

Choose a Country 3 by 5 Initiative Home American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia, Federated States of Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pacific Community Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna Islands
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WHO Tuberculosis Country Profiles

Choose a Country WHO Tuberculosis Country Profiles American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia, Federated States of Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pacific Community Palau Papua New Guinea Pitcairn Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna Islands
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eForums and Email Groups

• AIDS Analysis Asia Pacific e_Newsletter: “committed to the development of an Asian and Pacific perspective on the causes, consequences and mitigating the impact of HIV epidemic.”
• Asia Pacific Network of PLWHA: “Our main area of work is promoting the empowerment of PLWHA with focuses on areas of advocacy, human rights, greater involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS, access to treatment, and care and support for PLWHA and their loved ones.”

Links

• YouandAIDS: HIV and AIDS Portal for Asia Pacific
• HIV InSite: Oceania