title: Bringing new HIV infections to zero - opportunities and challenges offered by antiretroviral-based prevention in Asia, the Pacific and beyond: An overview of this special issue.
abstract: This editorial to the special issue of Sexual Health on antiretroviral-based prevention of HIV infection is dedicated to showcasing research and practice in this area. It aims to promote debate regarding the potential of new antiretroviral-based prevention approaches and the challenges encountered in moving prevention innovations into the community. This special issue covers the breadth of innovative HIV prevention research, including that undertaken in the fields of epidemiology, clinical research, social and behavioural science, public health and policy analysis, and with special emphasis on Asia and the Pacific region. Most importantly, it provides an indication of how the region is progressing towards embracing new prevention approaches to combat HIV epidemics across the region.
authors.affiliation: Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Iryna B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Zablotska
authors.affiliation: National Association of People with HIV (NAPWA), Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia.
authors.forename: Bill
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Whittaker
authors.affiliation: Centre for Social Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Wit
authors.affiliation: Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 59990, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Adeeba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kamarulzaman
authors.affiliation: The Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Jintanat
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ananworanich
authors.affiliation: The Alfred Hospital and Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia.
authors.forename: Edwina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.affiliation: Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Isobel Mary
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Poynten
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mayer