Trafficking is an integral part of the South Asian HIV/AIDS crisis. It facilitates the spread of the disease and hinders solutions. Trafficking exacerbates the crisis--The Epidemic migrates. When trafficked women and children become ill and are released from brothels, they return home in search of support networks. Facing inadequate treatment and employment opportunities they frequently return to the streets and spread HIV/AIDS.

In order to avert the devastating societal effects that have been experienced in Africa, South Asia must integrate HIV/AIDS education efforts with counter trafficking strategies. HIV/AIDS has yet to take hold in South Asia. The World Bank warns that:

Unless vigorous and timely action is taken, South Asia runs the risk of experiencing the devastating social and economic impacts of the kind of full-blown AIDS epidemics seen elsewhere in the world. There is still a window of opportunity to act to prevent this situation in South Asia (World Bank, 2003).

The intersection between trafficking and HIV/AIDS education campaigns offers important gains in the effort to stop the epidemic. Daywalka legal programs and public awareness campaigns help stop the spread by educating the public and combating the supply of women most vulnerable to infection.