Effective treatment for HIV and AIDS came in 1996. For sufferers in the developed world, this marked a true watershed moment: the end of the death sentence. But for many in the developing world, including in Southeast Asia, these new treatments remained far out of reach.In his early thirties, following the loss of his partner to an AIDS-related illness, Chris Beyrer wrote the first edition of War in the Blood. Three decades later, having served as president of the International AIDS Society, he believes we have arrived at an extraordinary milestone. For the first time, a patient has been demonstrably cured of HIV, new vaccine trials in Thailand have shown great promise, and the PrEP programme genuinely works.So why are over half of the estimated 38.8 million people living with HIV still not on treatment? War in the Blood is a labour of love, both a celebratory account of Southeast Asia and the story of our failure to protect those most vulnerable the world over - gay men, adolescent girls, sex workers, drug users, and transgender women. Beyrer offers an impassioned plea for our communities and governments - and our own hearts and minds - to stop denying the realities of sex, sexuality, and gender, and to take affirmative action.

Preface to the Second EditionIntroductionPart I: Countries1. Coming into the Region2. Thailand: The Descending Buddha3. Burma: Going to Myanmar, Being in Burma4. Cambodia: AIDs and the Torn Society5. Laos: Travels in the Cold War6. Malaysia: Ethnicity, Activism and AIDS7. Vietnam: Harm Reduction in the Balance8. Yunnan: China's Southeast AsiaPart II: People, Risks9. Women: Wives, Mothers, Daughters10. The Flesh Trade: Prostitution and Trafficking in ASEAN11. Military Studies12. Chasing the Dragon: Heroin and AIDS13. Tribes: The Virus that Kills the Gods14. The Displaced: Migrants, Refugees, IDPs and HIV15. Other Genders: Katoeys, Waria, Hinjras, Toms and Dees16. Chaai Chuay Chaai: Men Helping Men17. Prisons and Prisoners18. ActivistsPart III: Relativity and Culture19. Drugs Wars and the War on Drugs20. Brethren: HIV, Gay Men, and Prevention Equity21. Medical Ethics, Human Rights, Asian Values22. The Proper Study of Mankind23. Conclusion: Condoms or Landmines