HIV - AIDS and Tuberculosis in Central Asia - Country Profiles (World Bank Working Papers)

HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Central Asia: Country Profiles (World Bank Working Papers)



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English | 94 pages | World Bank Publications (November 11, 2003) | 0821356879 | PDF | 3.63 Mb

HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Central Asia: Country Profiles is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion.

The countries of Central Asia are still at the earliest stage of an HIV/AIDS epidemic. However, the region is experiencing steep growth of new HIV cases; related epidemics of injected drug use, sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), and tuberculosis; a high percentage of youth in the total population; and low levels of knowledge about the epidemics. HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis could have devastating effects on human capital, economic development, and health system reform.