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Nepal

Updated July 2009

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Health and Development Profiles

Guidelines and Best Practices

Surveys and Assessments

Policy Reports and Papers

Journal Articles

HIV/AIDS Web Sites

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HIV/AIDS in Nepal


Population, 2009	27,500,000

People living with HIV/AIDS, 2009	64,000

Women (aged 15+) with HIV/AIDS, 2009	20,000

Children with HIV/AIDS, 2009	nd

Adult HIV prevalence (%), 2009	0.4

AIDS deaths, 2009	4,700


nd = No data

Source: Population Reference Bureau & UNAIDS

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HIV/AIDS-Specific Country Profiles

		UNAIDS Country Profile A brief summary of national socioeconomic conditions in the context of the HIV epidemic, and information (where available) on UNAIDS' country-level activities.

		UNGASS 2008 Country Progress Report Reports progress made in implementing the UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. The report includes summary indicator data through the end of 2007. [PDF, 593K]

		UNAIDS/WHO Epidemiological Fact Sheet Statistics on the prevalence and incidence of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, and discussion of knowledge and behaviors related to HIV transmission. 2008. [PDF, 934K]

		Global Fund Country Programs Discussion of the national epidemic and description of HIV/AIDS projects supported by the Global Fund, including funding details, planned activities, and expected results.

		World Bank Country Brief An overview of HIV in specific countries, including common risk factors, key challenges to HIV prevention, and both national and World Bank responses. August 2008. [PDF, 125K]

		USAID HIV/AIDS Country Profile A description of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in selected countries, the national response, and USAID programs and support. [PDF, 117K]

Health and Development Profiles

		CIA World Factbook Extensive data over a range of fields, including geography, population, government, the economy, the military, and communications.

		Population Reference Bureau Country Profile Key demographic, health, and development indicators, selected reports and articles, and links.

		UNICEF Country Tables Statistics in the areas of population, mortality, general and reproductive health, and education.

		WHO Country Profile Links to tables containing general health indicators, country profiles on specific diseases, and selected health-related documents. Also in Spanish and French.

Guidelines and Best Practices

		National Guidelines for Antiretroviral (ARV) Therapy National Center For AIDS and STD Control, Ministry of Health, Nepal 2003. [PDF, 475K]

Surveys and Assessments

		Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2006 Anjushree Pradhan, Prakash Dev Pant, and Pav Govindasamy, New ERA and Macro International Inc. December 2007.

		Behavioral and Sero Prevalence Survey Among Injecting Drug Users in the Pokhara Valley, Nepal Family Health International, 2004.

		National Estimates of Adult HIV Infections, Nepal Family Health International, 2003.

Policy Reports and Papers

		HIV Vulnerabilities Faced by Women Migrants: from Asia to the Arab States UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo. October 2008. [PDF, 2MB]

		Rapid Situation Assessment of Drugs and HIV in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka UNODC South Asia. 2008. [PDF, 1.5MB]

		Review of Existing and Emerging Patterns of Sex Work in Nepal in the Context of HIV/AIDS UNAIDS. February 2008. [PDF, 894K]

		Report Card on HIV Prevention for Girls and Young Women United Nations Population Fund and the International Planned Parenthood Federation, 2007. [PDF, 211K]

		AIDS In South Asia: Understanding and Responding to a Heterogeneous Epidemic Moses S, Blanchard JF, Kang H, et al, World Bank, August 2006. [PDF, 1.4MB]

		Antiretroviral Drugs for All? Obstacles to Access to HIV/AIDS Treatment - Lessons from Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Nepal and Zambia The Panos Global AIDS Programme, May 2006. [PDF, 403K]

		Commitment for Action: Assessing Leadership for Confronting the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Across Asia--Focus on Nepal Sundar Man Shrestha. POLICY Project, January 2005. [PDF, 417K]

		Attitudes and Beliefs Towards People Living with HIV/AIDS--Nepal Family Health International, 2003. See also Stigma and Discrimination in Nepal: Community Attitudes and the Forms and Consequences for People Living with HIV/AIDS--Executive Summary and Women and HIV/AIDS: Experiences and Consequences of Stigma and Discrimination.

		Rapid Ethnography of Male to Male Sexuality and Sexual Health Paul Boyce, Sunil Pant. Family Health International, December 2001. [PDF, 797K]

Journal Articles

		A situation update on HIV epidemics among people who inject drugs and national responses in South-East Asia Region. Sharma M, Oppenheimer E, Saidel T, Loo V, Garg R. AIDS. 2009 Jul 17;23(11):1405-13.

		Development of leadership self-efficacy and collective efficacy: adolescent girls across castes as peer educators in Nepal Posner J, Kayastha P, Davis D, et al. Glob Public Health. 2009;4(3):284-302.

		HIV prevalence and predictors of infection in sex-trafficked Nepalese girls and women Silverman JG, Decker MR, Gupta J, et al. JAMA. 2007 Aug 1;298(5):536-42.

HIV/AIDS Web Sites

		Engender Health Provides technical assistance, training, and information on reproductive health in areas lacking resources. Site features country fact sheet and related news releases.

		Family Health International (FHI) Nepal program overview. Includes a description of activities and links to many HIV/AIDS-related reports.