Give HIV home test kits to men who have sex with men, say researchers
Giving men who have sex with men (MSM) access to free self-screening HIV kits would increase testing among hard-to-reach groups and help South Africa reach its HIV targets.
Breakthrough as research shows that ‘on-demand PrEP’ works in gay men
A promising new study suggests that PrEP could be used as an as-needed ‘before and after’ sex pill, instead of a daily medication. Results from Prevenir, an ongoing French observational study, provided further evidence that on-demand PrEP is an effective strategy for preventing HIV infection in at-risk MSM (men who have sex with men). PrEP […]
Anti-LGBT crackdown fuels HIV health crisis in Indonesia
The Indonesian authorities are accused of fueling an HIV epidemic by standing by and in some cases supporting a growing crackdown against LGBT people. Human Rights Watch says that the government’s failure to halt arbitrary and unlawful raids by police and militant Islamists on private LGBT gatherings has effectively derailed public health outreach efforts to […]