After two regional workshops (in 2003 and 2004), the Asia HIV/AIDS Research for Action Network (AHARAN) convened the 3rd Asian Regional Workshop of the HIV/AIDS and STI Knowledge Programme from November 18 to 20, 2005 in Shanghai, China. In pursuit of the network’s over-riding goal to eventually provide a venue for collaboration among the six member countries--Cambodia, Vietnam, India, Thailand, China and the Philippines--, the Workshop specifically aimed to:
a.describe Best Practices on HIV/AIDS in each country;
b.review government initiatives related to the Millennium Development Goals specific to HIV/AIDS and their integration in the Information Monitoring System;
c.identify and prioritize common concerns or issues for which research is necessary; and
d.develop a feasible regional research proposal.