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In Myanmar, if you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) existing laws leave you open to arrest, abuse and extortion at the hands of the police. Not only does this violate LGBT people’s human rights, it sanctions stigma and abuse from others and prevents LGBT people from accessing life-saving HIV services....
This week the World Health Assembly (WHA) resumed its virtual session. ...
In mid October, Uganda’s first opioid substitution treatment (OST) programme opened at Butabika hospital in Kampala. This represents a beacon of hope to the people who use drugs who have suffered with opioid dependence over the years....
In Vietnam, the Centre for Supporting Community Development Initiatives (SCDI) is working closely with the police on a pilot scheme that is improving the health and lives of people who use drugs while also enabling the police to reach public security goals. ...
From 20-24 October 2020, the world’s largest gathering on lung disease will take place – and COVID-19 will take centre stage....
All over the world, community-based organisations are initiating innovations in HIV services to continue reaching people with what they need most, be it medicine, food, psychosocial support or emergency accommodation. ...
Since 2016, a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex Kenyans have been engaged in legal action to challenge laws used to criminalise and discriminate against them....
