Wits University news release
Although HIV and obesity are not mirror images, lessons from the HIV response could accelerate fairer and more effective care for people living with obesity.
These were the key findings from The Lancet HIV Series on weight gain in people living with HIV, published on 8 November.
This Series highlights how HIV and weight stigma can intersect, and how community-led, integrated services can help address both.
By adapting HIV’s activist-built tools, i.e., community leadership, stigma measurement, legal protection and integrated treatment access, weight-stigma reduction can move beyond blame and toward care that treats obesity as a health issue, not a moral failing.
Read the full news release here.
Source : Wits University
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