"… tions to proliferate and the human costs are going to rise sharply. “The epidemic can grow like it grew in the countries that started to work with asbestos …"

"… uld reach 3,000 to 5,000, up from the current 1,500, and stresses that the epidemic won't stop until the country bans asbestos.Mexico’s asbestos lobbyAguila …"

"… s.The “Kubota shock,” as it came to be known, was the first sign of an epidemic that had been incubating for three decades.“After they told me I was sic …"

"… a since the HIV rampage began. It is now 34.Challenges to fighting the HIV epidemicWith 70 percent of the country covered by the Kalahari Desert, Botswana's p …"

"… traditional healers and Western doctors should work together to fight the epidemic, "in reality there is very little of that going on."BOTUSA's Larson acknow …"

"… w it happens."Beginning in 1992, the government started monitoring the HIV epidemic through annual study of pregnant women attending prenatal clinics. The dat …"

"… irst commissioned in 2003, tracked risky behaviors that may be fueling the epidemic, providing the link between behavioral and biological data.It was also in …"

"… aribbean people between ages 15 and 44.Challenges to fighting the HIV epidemicTwo of the biggest challenges facing the country are the social stigma the …"

"… tional AIDS Program to coordinate the country's response to the burgeoning epidemic. In 1989, the National AIDS Committee was formed to advise the Ministry of …"

"… Guyana was at the cusp or is currently at the cusp of a generalized [HIV] epidemic, but still has relatively low levels of national prevalence," Rehwinkel sa …"

"… ry reasons is blood safety intervention efforts in the early stages of the epidemic. Another is the death of many AIDS patients.Challenges to fighting the HIV …"

"… Another is the death of many AIDS patients.Challenges to fighting the HIV epidemic Currently, more than 70 percent of the Haitian population lives below …"

"… blic Health and Population describes multiple obstacles to controlling the epidemic in Haiti. These include sexual promiscuity, discrimination and stigmatizat …"

"… éval, there is still much work to be done.Haitians have been fighting the epidemic for nearly thirty years. As a result, international organizations and deve …"

"… d of AIDS in India. Heterosexual behavior is the leading cause driving the epidemic in India.Among other challenges in fighting HIV/AIDS is the government's a …"

"… y to provide health care especially in states considered vulnerable to the epidemic and the guiding social framework found in rural north and central India.Ch …"

"… work found in rural north and central India.Challenges to fighting the HIV epidemicPoverty proves to be a major hurdle in combating the spread of HIV/AIDS in …"

"… ch ended in 1999, coordinated the states and territories in monitoring the epidemic, developing effective prevention programs and reducing the rate of infecti …"

"… ater.According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the epidemic in Mozambique mainly strikes in areas where there is poverty and limited h …"

"… n is most dire in the central part of the country, where WHO estimates the epidemic afflicts 17 percent of the population. WHO attributes the high rate, in pa …"

"… AIDS programs die within four to six months.Challenges to fighting the HIV epidemicIn July 2006, Mozambique's minister of health, Dr. Ivo Garrido, told a pane …"

"… elief is that those with AIDS are bewitched.Challenges to fighting the HIV epidemicRwanda is one of the poorest countries in the world. With a per capita gros …"

"… on migrated during the genocide. That greatly affected the face of the HIV epidemic in Rwanda by spreading the disease to different populations. Two million p …"

"… preventing them from spreading the disease are challenges in fighting the epidemic.Rwandan government responseAccording to John Dunlop, the U.S. Agency for I …"

"… strengthening programs that help prevent HIV transmission; monitoring the epidemic better; improving care for infected and affected people; reducing poverty; …"

"… .As in many of the PEPFAR focus countries, women are harder hit by the HIV epidemic. According to the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), 1.6 m …"

"… ribute to the greater HIV risk facing women.Challenges to fighting the HIV epidemicIn Nigeria, 5 percent of the population controls 80 percent of the country' …"

"… disease.Lack of access to health care is another challenge to fighting the epidemic. Some parts of the country lack even the most basic health facilities, and …"

"… ttee on AIDS (NACA) to coordinate a multisectoral approach to fighting the epidemic. In 2001, NACA launched its first HIV/AIDS Emergency Action Plan, which, a …"