Report: Global Increase in HIV among MSM
HIV/AIDS infection rates are growing among intravenous drug users, prostitutes and gay men around the globe, according to a new report from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
The Geneva-based humanitarian agency noted that "HIV is a long-term and complex disaster on many levels ... For marginalized groups across the world — injecting drug users, sex workers and men who have sex with men — rates are on the increase."
The report also said that those groups live on the fringes of society in many countries and often face “stigma, criminalization and little, if any, access to prevention and treatment services."
The 248-page report concluded that government services are overwhelmed by the need for support and treatment, stigma still prevents access for many and communities are devastated by its effects.
