The regional average in Asia Pacific is 86% of those diagnosed are on treatment.
Guess what? We know major reasons that fail us in HIV responses!
Key populations and people living with HIV remain criminalised in some countries in Asia Pacific. Legal barriers to HIV response remain in 39 countries in the region. These include:
* 38 countries that criminalise some aspect of sex work
* 17 countries that criminalise same-sex relations
* 28 countries have laws that do not allow for possession of a certain limited amount of drugs for personal use
* 20 countries criminalise the transmission of, non-disclosure of, or exposure to HIV transmission
* 14 countries restrict the entry, stay and residence of people living with HIV.
"It is the countries that need to show leadership on HIV and not criminalise or penalise the people. For people, from key populations or those among the people living with HIV, these are real reasons why they may remain fearful and hidden," said Eamonn Murphy. "This is why we are seeing rising infections."
Social justice and human rights are bedrock to end AIDS
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