The Regional HDR on HIV/AIDS and
Development in South Asia examines the
complex interplay between disease and
deprivation in a scenario where major
successes in human development are
undermined by persistent challenges. The
Report brings together for the first time
an analysis of HIV and human
development under a common lens in
South Asia. The linkages between the two
are mutually reinforcing in the sense that
HIV can undo gains of human
development, and the lack of human
development can trump any strategy
against HIV.