ADB    Asian Development Bank
AEM    Asian Epidemic Model
AIDS    acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
ASEAN    Association of South East Asian Nations
CBO    community-based organization
CCM    country coordinating mechanisms
CDC    communicable diseases control
CSO    civil society organization
DALY    disability-adjusted life year
DfID    Department for International Development
DHS    Demographic Health Survey
GDP    gross domestic product
GFATM    Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Iliberculosis and Malaria
GTT    Global Task 1-barn
HIV    human immunodeficiency virus
IDU    injecting drug user
MDG    Millennium Development Goal
M&E    monitoring and evaluation
MoH    Ministry of Health
MSM    men who have sex with men
NAC    National AIDS Commission
NASA    National AIDS Spending Assessment
NFHS    National Family Health Survey
NGO    non-governmental organization
PEPFAR    President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
SAARC    South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation
SARS    severe acute respiratory syndrome
STD    sexually transmitted disease
STI    sexually transmitted infection
SW    sex worker
TB    tuberculosis
UBW    Unified budget and work plan
UNAIDS    The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNESCAP    United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
UNGASS    UN General Assembly Special Session
USAID    United States Agency for International Development
WHO    World Health Organization