Health Ministers endorse WHO’s “Regional Health Sector Strategy on HIV (2011-2015)”

More than a million people in South- East Asia do not receive vital HIV treatment, prevention and care due to delays in diagnosing HIV infection, continuing stigma, the high cost of the drugs for treating the disease, and limited health system capacity.  The 11 Member States of the Region endorsed WHO’s “Regional Health Sector Strategy on HIV (2011-2015)” in Jaipur, India, to meet these challenges.  WHO is urging countries to prioritize advocacy for reducing drug prices, train and sensitize health workers and minimize HIV-related stigma in healthcare settings. HIV testing and counselling need to be decentralized to enable people to know their HIV status.

Regional Health Sector Strategy on HIV, 2011 – 2015 [PDF 567 KB]

Press Release [PDF 79 KB]