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40% of India's AIDS Patients are WOMEN.

Comprising 40 percent of India's HIV infected population, women in the country are gradually becoming more susceptible to the disease, UN experts said here Friday.

HIV/AIDS NEPAL

Nepal is facing increases in HIV prevalence among high risk groups such as sex workers, injecting drug users (IDUs), men who have sex with men (MSM), and migrants.

Workers on the move in Asia

ONE of the greatest migrations of labour in history is underway in Asia. Almost three million people in the region are leaving their homes every year in search of work, a new report says.

NEPAL Domestic workers abroad need protection - activists

KATHMANDU, 23 August (IRIN) - Nepalese women working as domestic helpers in the Gulf region are concerned that the government of Nepal is failing to protect them, female labour rights activists said in the capital Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Delhi's nearly 40% population at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS

Even as Delhi's rapidly growing population becomes a cause of serious concern, nearly 40 per cent of its people are at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.

Nepal to study impact of conflict on children

The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare and the International Labor Organization are set to conduct a research on the effect of conflict on children by assessing the modality of external a

AIDS Threat to Bangladesh from India

Indian demand for corridor, under the guise of transit must be thwarted to keep it free from HIV/AIDS, as it will spread the menace in the country rapidly.

Census Data On Migration Released

Indian Govt. Released Data on MIGRATION as Per the 2001 Census

The Role of Incentives in Promoting Workplace HIV/AIDS Policies and Programmes

THe involvement of employers is key to successful workplace interventions on HIV/AIDS, not just programatically but also at the policy level.

World Aids Campaign 2004: Women, Girls, Hiv And Aids

This strategy note introduces the World AIDS Campaign theme for 2004:

Keeping up with the Movement: Preventing HIV Transmission in Migrant Work Setting

This document by the Synergy project studies the vulnerabilities of migrant workers to HIV/AIDS.

Toolkit for HIV Prevention Among Mobile Populations in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Asian Development Bank, World Vision Australia, Macfarlene Institute/ Asian Development Bank (2002) developed this guide for the management and implementation of HIV prevention programmes for mobile p