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• WHO calls for united action to combat HIV/AIDS
  3 September 2011
• Trial shows antiretroviral treatment prevents transmission of HIV
  12 May 2011
• WHO welcomes the Pope's statement on condoms
  24 November 2010
• WHO warns of danger of untreatable gonorrhoea
  28 April 2010
• Drug use pushing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asia
  6 December 2009
• Protection of human rights is fundamental in AIDS battle, says WHO
  30 November 2009
• Urgent measures needed to address rising HIV epidemic in the Western Pacific
  23 September 2009
• Ministers committed to uphold human right to HIV prevention and care
  8 July 2009
• Lack of HIV/AIDS services for men having sex with men imperils Asia, WHO says
  16 February 2009
• WHO on AIDS: "Time to lead, empower and deliver"
  1 December 2008
• People unaware of their HIV status could jeopardize the battle against HIV/AIDS
  24 September 2008
• WHO to review its work in the Western Pacific Region
  10 June 2008
• Asian nations pledge campaign against twin disease threat
  19 February 2008
• Call for scaling-up of services for prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs in the region
  14 March 2007
• New Pacific network on HIV medicine and sexual health care launched at Ministers of Health Meeting
  14 March 2007
• WHO calls for accountability in the fight against HIV/AIDS
  29 November 2006
• Asia Pacific Region initiates action to integrate HIV prevention into maternal and child health care services
  5 November 2006
• UN bodies call for more condom use in the Philippine sex industry
  4 October 2006
• Joint UNFPA/WHO meeting on 100% condom use programme
  2 October 2006
• WHO backs health sector response to HIV pandemic
  20 September 2006
• Pacific island countries are vulnerable to HIV spread. survey shows
  13 June 2006
• New HIV data show growing AIDS epidemic in China
  24 January 2006
• Halting HIV/AIDS needs bold responses
  28 November 2005
• WHO calls for bolder steps to stop spread of HIV/AIDS
  16 November 2005
• Drug substitution treatment steps up fight against HIV/AIDS
  2 November 2005
• TB cases to rise if TB-HIV collaborative efforts are not scaled up, WHO warns
  22 September 2005
• WHO Regional Director highlights the rise in new emerging diseases
  18 September 2005
• WHO Warns Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Spread of HIV/AIDS into General Public
  30 June 2005
• Access To HIV Treatment Continues to Accelerate in Developing Countries, But Bottlenecks Persist, Says WHO/UNAIDS Report
  28 June 2005
• Health, poverty and MDG
  31 May 2005
• WHO urges Member States to act now to avoid a major HIV/AIDS epidemic
  15 September 2004
• From Bangkok to Toronto: The Tough Road Ahead in the Campaign to Combat HIV/AIDS
  29 July 2004
• New WHO report reveals one death from AIDS every minute in the Asia-Pacific
  30 November 2003
• World Health Organization and UNAIDS Unveil Plan to Get 3 Million AIDS Patients on Treatment by 2005
  30 November 2003
• WHO and HIV-positive activists step up their joint efforts in the war on AIDS
  26 November 2003
• Climate of fear encourages spread of HIV, WHO warns
  25 November 2003
• WHO Regional Committee calls for greater efforts on HIV/AIDS
  9 September 2003
• Cambodian Town A Model For AIDS Prevention
  18 August 2003
• Asia Needs Billions Of Condoms To Curb AIDS Threat
  17 August 2003
• AIDS Threat From Prostitution Drops In Thailand And Cambodia
  14 August 2003
• Improve HIV/AIDS surveillance now, says WHO
  24 November 2002
• Rising drug use presents HIV Threat in Asia
  3 October 2002
• Target AIDS prevention at sex workers and drug users, WHO urges
  17 September 2002
• Men Shaping Asia-Pacific's Aids Epidemic
  25 November 2001
• AIDS blights efforts to stop TB
  1 October 2001
• Asia's AIDS efforts need to change direction
  23 August 2001
• Viet Nam's AIDS epidemic yet to peak
  13 August 2001
• Condoms help beat worst of AIDS in Asia
  12 August 2001
• Sex trade expanding in Asia
  12 August 2001
• WHO meeting to identify priorities for action against sexually transmitted infections
  3 June 2001
• HIV Infections on the Decline in Cambodia
  7 May 2001
• WHO: Men make a difference in changing the course of the AIDS epidemic
  30 November 2000
• WHO: Promote condom use in sex work, strengthen health care programmes for AIDS patients
  19 September 2000
• A new WHO publication addresses condom use in entertainment establishments
  3 August 2000
• WHO: Inadequate HIV/AIDS Programmes in the Western Pacific can Lead to Rapid Spread of HIV
  30 November 1999
• WHO Meeting on HIV, AIDS and STI Epidemiological Surveillance for Pacific Island Countries
  21 November 1999
• Fight Strengthens Against HIV/AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  11 October 1999
• WHO Regional Committee Adopts Resolutions, Sets Priorities for the New Millennium
  16 September 1999
• WHO Support for Surveillance on AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections
  13 July 1999
• Cambodia, with WHO's Support, Expands 100% Condom-Use Programme
  25 March 1999