HIV/AIDS country watch
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) comprises Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, and Yunnan, Province of China - all of whom share the Mekong River, the world's twelfth longest river at 4,200 kilometres.
Beyond their common borders, these areas are connected in many ways. Trade and migration networks are not recent developments and new and accelerated forms of cross-border movements are constantly emerging. As these countries open up their borders to tourism and trade, increased cross-border movement in the GMS countries has in turn resulted in an increase in high-risk behaviour, human trafficking, drug abuse and the spread of HIV/AIDS.
The HIV/AIDS country watch will provide an insight into the HIV/AIDS situational and policy context of the GMS countries participating in this ADB-UNESCO project.
The information presented in the HIV/AIDS country watch originated from the web site of the Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) – www.unaids.org (November 2007).
