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Contents3.2 African AIDS is not a special case 443.3 India addresses the problem of unsafe blood transfusions 453.4 The rapid spread to the general population 463.5 HIV/AIDS vulnerability amongst Afghan drug users 473.6 Trafficking of women is a serious problem in South Asia 483.7 How do perceptions and language reinforce HIV relatedmisconceptions and stigma? 513.8 Conflict impedes HIV prevention 523.9 actors contributing to the spread of HIV in conflict situations 543.10 The Indian Army addresses HIV 553.11 Sex education for Sri Lankan soldiers 563.12 Policy response to HIV in South Asia 583.13 The right to confidentiality for PLWHA in India 623.14 The Global und to ight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GATM) 643.15 Critical role of political leadership in the response to HIV/AIDS inSouth Asia 684.1 Sexual negotiation as empowerment: the Sonagachi approach 764.2 Ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS 774.3 Stigma and discrimination in South Asia: an illustrative study 794.4 The three phases of the AIDS epidemic 804.5 Badi communities in Nepal: surviving social ostracism and violence 814.6 India addresses the problem of trafficking of women 874.7 Mandatory testing 884.8 Indian courts exhibit sensitivity towards PLWHA 914.9 Sex workers in Bangladesh: human rights violations and legal redress 924.10 Vaccine development 944.11 International Treatment Access Coalition 954.12 Meeting the challenge of drug pricing 974.13 Lessons from the Brazil experience 984.14 The role of equitable pricing in ensuring access 1004.15 Clarifications under the Doha Declaration 1034.16 The United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS)on HIV/AIDS and the UNGASS Declaration of Commitment 1074.17 Human rights violations and systemic harassment 109Tables1.1 Regional estimates of HIV/AIDS–2002 41.2 Estimates of HIV/AIDS in South Asia–2001 52.1 Human development and HIV/AIDS in South Asia (by country) 162.2 Human development indicators in South Asia, 2000 (by country) 163.1 Drug use and HIV infections in South Asia 483.2 Persons of concern to UNHCR in South Asia 533.3 Policy responses to HIV/AIDS in South Asia, 2001 653.4 Policies and practices on selected HIV/AIDS-related issues 674.1 Legal and human rights of those affected by HIV/AIDS 784.2 Important human and legal rights and their implementation 894.3 Coverage of anti-retroviral treatment in developing countries,December 2002 954.4 Comparative analysis of patent laws 1044.5 Status of ratifications of main international human rights instruments 105xii