UNAIDS Asia-Pacific

In 2020, a gay Thai man living with HIV sparked controversy with a Facebook post. He was on antiretroviral therapy and had gotten lab tests to check the level of virus...

One-third of people living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific are women. But their issues are often hidden.  Gender-based violence. Restricted economic opportunities. Child marriage. Underage pregnancy. Denial of property...

Ibu Mawar (not her real name) learned she was living with HIV after receiving a test during an antenatal care visit.  “I was surprised, of course, when they told me. But...

Imagine this: you’re a person living with HIV, and your household is facing financial hardship. You decide to run a small grocery business at home, keeping your status hidden. Despite accessing...

The regional, virtual launch of the UNAIDS World AIDS Day 2023 report, Let Communities Lead, brought together community representatives from across the region. They were briefed about key messages from the...

Please invite communities of people living with HIV, key populations and other civil society organizations in your country to join our virtual World AIDS Day share fair. They will be briefed...

In 2022, the Indian Supreme Court ruled that sex workers were covered by Article 21 of the Constitution which assures every person the right to life. It recognized that sex workers...

Thailand’s HIV response can provide important learning for other Southeast Asian countries, with the experience of having already reached 90-90-97 in the treatment cascade in 2022, on the way to the...