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Q&A: Health workers as the key to stigma-free HIV care
The International AIDS Society's Lucy Stackpool-Moore explains the impact stigma in a health setting can have for those living with HIV, how to create an environment that is judgement-free, and the role of the Me & My Healthcare Provider campaign in achieving that.
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Opinion: Youths have the power to address Asia’s blind spot
Youths have the opportunity to lead the charge and address the rise in sexually transmitted infections, such as HIV, in Asia. Pioneering open dialogues around sexual health will increase access and support for every person that needs it.
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Q&A: COVID-19’s economic impact on women living with HIV
COVID-19 has impacted livelihoods the world over. Shreepal Saptasagar, director at Yerala Projects Society, shares how this affects women living with HIV in India and the efforts put towards supporting them.
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Opinion: Lessons learnt from the evolutions of HIV treatment
Taiwan has already achieved 90-93-95 on the UNAIDS targets. However, to meet the Fourth-90 target, Prof Hung believes that lessons learned from the past will help understand how to streamline and integrate HIV care in the future to reach the next milestone.
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Opinion: How to reduce HIV-related stigma and discrimination in health facilities
HIV-related stigma in health care settings poses a barrier to the continuity of care and life-prolonging treatment. Dr Bruce Agins and Daniel Ikeda explain how a new initiative can help to tackle it.
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Q&A: How COVID-19 is impacting HIV care in Asia-Pacific
A new survey reveals the extent to which COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on HIV care and prevention in the Asia-Pacific region. Sustained Health Initiatives of the Philippines' Dr. Katerina Leyritana lays out what that looks like in the Philippines.
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Q&A: Putting AIDS back on the priority list in Asia
HIV/AIDS may have fallen off the priority list for many countries and international bodies with the arrival of COVID-19, but advocacy for adequately funded responses must continue, according to Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman, president of the International AIDS Society.
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Q&A: How to tackle HIV stigma within health care setting
Unfortunately, health facilities are far from stigma-free, according to Dr. Ishwar Gilada, founder of India’s first AIDS clinic. He talks about the discrimination HIV patients face and how he tackles it.
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Q&A: Future of HIV care
COVID-19 is quickly reshaping HIV services around the world. To continue meeting the needs of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA/PLHIV), the necessary growth of the healthcare sector must not come at the cost of patient-centered approaches to HIV care.
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Q&A: Stepping up community leadership
When HIV first surfaced, communities were among the first responders and they remain a vital lifeline for all those at-risk or have HIV. Midnight Poonkasetwattana, APCOM’s Executive Director, opines the challenges and opportunities lying ahead in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Asia Pacific.
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Q&A: The impact of Covid-19 on HIV/AIDS
How has COVID-19 impacted the fight to eliminate HIV/AIDS? Dr. Jun Yong Choi, Director of the AIDS Research Institute of Yonsei University and Chief of Division of Infectious Diseases at Severance Hospital in South Korea, explains.
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Opinion: Partnering across oceans to end the HIV epidemic
The UNAIDS 2020 targets have been derailed by a public health crisis but there are opportunities to work closer together. Alex Kalomparis, Vice President, Public Affairs, International at Gilead Sciences suggests looking beyond our own backyards to share solutions, to fight the epidemic.
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Opinion: Collaborating to lead the region: HIV in Southeast Asia
According to UNAIDS, in 2018, the 10 countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations had a combined population of 647 million — 1.9 million of whom were living with HIV/AIDS.
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Opinion: How to achieve the ‘Fourth 90’ for HIV
When it comes to HIV/AIDS, how can the global health community accelerate progress towards the fourth 90? Gilead's Amy Flood explains in a sponsored piece with Devex.
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Q&A: Why eradicating HIV by 2030 is idealistic and too optimistic
Dr. Wong Chen Seong of Singapore’s National Center for Infectious Diseases explains why the 2030 HIV elimination goal is unlikely to be achieved, how great strides can still be made, and what lessons can be learned from Singapore.
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