Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said on Wednesday it had removed its restriction on entry and foreign travel for HIV-positive people as part of growing efforts to improve relations with Europe after decades of Moscow rule. The ex-Soviet state’s Deputy Health Minister Igor Pereginets said the repeal of the 14-year ban was one of the conditions put forward by the European Union in the ongoing visa-free travel talks.
ARASA launched a Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, HIV and Human Rights Advocacy Toolkit on 3 August, 2015during its 4th Annual LGBTI Knowledge-sharing and Networking Workshop, implemented as part of the Dignity, Diversity and Rights Programme, implemented with Positive Vibes, Hivos and COC. The foreword, written by Edwin Cameron, Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa states that: “For those whose sexual identity and orientation need respect and protection – that is, every single one of us – Africa today presents a paradox. On the one hand, more states seem to
Overview This technical brief summarizes essential information and existing WHO recommendations for HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care among transgender populations. The 2011 WHO guidance, Prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men and transgender people, did not separate recommendations for transgender people from those for men who have sex with men.
By Ludo Bok, Team leader, Development effectiveness, HIV, Health & Development Group, UNDP The media has gone crazy over the disclosure of the HIV status of one of America’s most controversial television stars, Charlie Sheen. Much of the reporting has been sensationalist, focusing on his multiple marriages and struggles with substance abuse. The majority of it has been dominated by prejudice and moral finger-wagging. Social media went into overdrive
Amy Kapczynski, J.D. N Engl J Med 2015; 373:201-203July 16, 2015DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1506158 International trade deals once focused primarily on tariffs. As a result, they had little direct effect on health, and health experts could reasonably leave their details to trade professionals. Not so today. Modern trade pacts have implications for a wide range of health policy issues, from medicine prices to tobacco regulation, not only in the developing world but also in the United States.