Tag: HIV / AIDS
Concerns Cambodia’s fight against HIV/AIDS undermined by funding cuts, government policy
Experts fear Cambodia's well-earned reputation as a leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS could be undermined by government policy targeting the country's high-risk groups.
Experts fear Cambodia's well-earned reputation as a leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS could be undermined by government policy targeting the country's high-risk groups.
Over the past...
NGO urges ASEAN to prioritize migrants and HIV, gay men and transgender people
A Thailand-based NGO working for gay, transgender and other migrant workers affected by HIV is urging the ASEAN Health Ministers presently meeting in Vietnam to commit to a compassionate public health response to migrant workers affected by HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.
by Gay Asia News
“Undocumented migrants including gay men and...
HIV legal review pushes case for reform, new laws
People living with HIV and AIDS need stronger legal protections, international experts say, as victims of the disease still face widespread prejudice, discrimination and stigma that could prevent them from seeking early diagnosis and treatment
By Shwe Yee Saw Myint | Monday, 13 October 2014
The health department and other government...
Discrimination against people living with HIV relentless: MAC
People living with HIV continue to face discrimination in education and work place settings despite the infection having no correlation with losses in productivity, according to Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC) in its HIV & Human Rights Mitigation Report 2014.
Posted on 28 June 2015 - 07:10pm
Last updated on 28 June...
Dispatches: How Not to Stop the Spread of HIV in the Philippines
Philippine Senator Vicente Sotto III may have his way in scuttling a study on needle exchange, which is designed to reverse the rise of HIV infection among people who inject drugs. Giving clean needles to intravenous drug users, he argued in the Senate, is like giving murderers clean knives...
