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

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

J Virus Erad. 2016 Nov 28;2(Suppl 4):32-34.

Authors

Kamar Rezwan¹, Hussain Sarwar Khan², Tasnim Azim³, Razia Pendse⁴, Swarup Sarkar⁴, N Kumarasamy⁵

Affiliations

¹ WHO Country Office , Bangladesh.
² National STD/HIV Program , Bangladesh.
³ ICDDR-B , Dhaka , Bangladesh.
⁴ WHO - Regional Office for South East Asia , New Delhi , India.
⁵ YRGCARE Medical Centre, VHS , Chennai , India.

PMID: 28275448
PMCID: PMC5337411

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Bangladesh; HIV; migration.

Publication types

Editorial

Grants and funding

001/WHO_/World Health Organization/International