I've heard that some people in Myanmar do not think that the HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs in Myanmar is out of control.

Data from the National AIDS Programme shows that it is getting worse. HIV prevalence in people who inject drugs in Yangon and Taunggyi doubled between 2013 and 2014. It went up one and a half fold in Muse.

Prevalence was almost unchanged in Mandalay, Lashio, Tachileik, and Myitkyina.

Since people who are on antiretroviral treatment are excluded from the analysis, increasing prevalence can only mean increasing incidence.

Jamie