ABSTRACT
In the last decade, Asia has increasingly become recognized as the new global epicentre for the HIV/AIDS pandemic. During the same period, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) around the world, which some observers understand as a sign of a new global civil society. The emergence of NGOs as a force to be reckoned with has been particularly obvious with regard to transnational activist networks in the context of HIV/AIDS prevention and care. Most of these organizations work within particular nation-states, however, and, despite the near universal recognition that HIV does not respect these borders, activism tends to take place within them.
