The World Health Organisation says that Human rights are key in combating AIDS among gay men.
AFP reports:
Vast improvements in human rights and access to treatment are needed to protect gay men against HIV/AIDS, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Monday.
“If you want to achieve zero new infections, you have to address the human rights issues,” WHO official Ying-Ru Lo said after a meeting about infection rates among gay men at the International Conference for AIDS and sexually transmitted infections in Africa (ICASA).
She said stigmatisation and high levels of discrimination blocked access to AIDS treatment, boosting infection rates among gay men in developing countries.
“We must ensure the well-being of the most marginalised groups,” she added.
Men who have sex with men are 19 times more likely to contract HIV/AIDS in lower income countries, according to a 2011 WHO report.
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