By Mandeep Dhaliwal The theme of Zero Discrimination Day 2023, “Save lives: Decriminalize”, reminds us of the importance of removing discriminatory and punitive laws and policies to end AIDS as a public health threat. Decades of evidence from all over the world…
Repealing discriminatory laws against people living with HIV/AIDS saves lives and helps advance the end of the pandemic, the chief of UNAIDS has said, marking Zero Discrimination Day on Wednesday.“The only reason people are still dying of AIDS is the…
By Mandeep DhaliwalWhen the global HIV pandemic began more than 40 years ago, HIV was a death sentence. Thanks to the work of scientists, people living with HIV, other key populations at higher risk of acquiring HIV, their allies and communities, we now have medicines…
New York – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) have announced a new two-year partnership to scale key population-led efforts to address discriminatory laws and HIV-related criminalisation in PEPFAR-supported countries. The…
While the number of new HIV infections in Indonesia decreased by 3.6% in 2021 to around 27 000, the country remains one of the countries with the highest number of new infections in the Asia and the Pacific region. Pre-exposure…