A success story: identified gaps and the way forward for low HIV prevalence in Bangladesh

Bangladesh remains a low prevalence country for HIV infection. In this article we attempt to address the reasons for the present success in this country and the challenges lying ahead to minimise the spread of HIV in the future.

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Main Authors: Kamar Rezwan, Hussain Sarwar Khan, Tasnim Azim, Razia Pendse, Swarup Sarkar, N. Kumarasamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:Journal of Virus Eradication
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2055664020310979
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author Kamar Rezwan
Hussain Sarwar Khan
Tasnim Azim
Razia Pendse
Swarup Sarkar
N. Kumarasamy
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description Bangladesh remains a low prevalence country for HIV infection. In this article we attempt to address the reasons for the present success in this country and the challenges lying ahead to minimise the spread of HIV in the future.
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spelling doaj.art-5b1c7e5263b941b7879b7813b2124b642022-12-21T18:28:24ZengElsevierJournal of Virus Eradication2055-66402016-11-0123234A success story: identified gaps and the way forward for low HIV prevalence in BangladeshKamar Rezwan0Hussain Sarwar Khan1Tasnim Azim2Razia Pendse3Swarup Sarkar4N. Kumarasamy5WHO Country Office, BangladeshNational STD/HIV Program, BangladeshICDDR-B, Dhaka, BangladeshWHO – Regional Office for South East Asia, New Delhi, IndiaWHO – Regional Office for South East Asia, New Delhi, IndiaYRGCARE Medical Centre, VHS, Chennai, India; Corresponding author: N Kumarasamy, YRGCARE Medical Centre, VHS, Rajiv Gandhi Salai Chennai-600113, IndiaBangladesh remains a low prevalence country for HIV infection. In this article we attempt to address the reasons for the present success in this country and the challenges lying ahead to minimise the spread of HIV in the future.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2055664020310979BangladeshHIVmigration
spellingShingle Kamar Rezwan
Hussain Sarwar Khan
Tasnim Azim
Razia Pendse
Swarup Sarkar
N. Kumarasamy
A success story: identified gaps and the way forward for low HIV prevalence in Bangladesh
Journal of Virus Eradication
Bangladesh
HIV
migration
title A success story: identified gaps and the way forward for low HIV prevalence in Bangladesh
title_full A success story: identified gaps and the way forward for low HIV prevalence in Bangladesh
title_fullStr A success story: identified gaps and the way forward for low HIV prevalence in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed A success story: identified gaps and the way forward for low HIV prevalence in Bangladesh
title_short A success story: identified gaps and the way forward for low HIV prevalence in Bangladesh
title_sort success story identified gaps and the way forward for low hiv prevalence in bangladesh
topic Bangladesh
HIV
migration
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2055664020310979
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