Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Rao - "main challenge is overcoming the whole issue of stigma and discrimination"


via AlertNet, by Tan Ee Lyn

Leading health experts on Monday called for repeal of outdated laws criminalising prostitution and homosexuality so that people suffering from HIV/AIDS or at risk from the disease could get medical treatment.

"The main challenge is overcoming the whole issue of stigma and discrimination, repealing of outdated laws and legislation that countries have got," Prasada Rao, director of UNAIDS Asia Pacific regional support team, said on the margins of an HIV/AIDS conference.

Rao and other experts, kicking off a four-day meeting, said that while progress has been made in research and getting people treated for AIDS, huge challenges lie ahead and much more needs to be done.

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