Human rights threatened in Africa, eastern Europe and central Asia
Dr Carrie Lyons at IAS 2023. Photo by Roger Pebody/AidsmapWomen with HIV are at an increased risk of reproductive coercion by healthcare professionals across sub-Saharan Africa, eastern Europe and central Asia. Sex workers, women who use drugs and migrants who are also HIV positive are more likely to receive sub-standard and stigmatising reproductive care. This was reported by Dr Carrie Lyons from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health at the 12th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2023) in Brisbane, Australia.
Read the full story at Aidsmap.
Source : Aidsmap
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