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    Study: Despite medical advances, HIV epidemic continues for gay men across the globe

    Written by supriya kashyap kashyap Published On 2016-07-11T14:38:26+05:30  |  Updated On 11 July 2016 2:38 PM IST
    Study: Despite medical advances, HIV epidemic continues for gay men across the globe

    The findings, to be published in The Lancet, follow up on a 2012 call to action from the same group of researchers. Back then, they laid out anambitious framework to curtail HIV epidemics in gay men, setting targets for policy reform, funding, and improvement in HIV prevention and treatment including expanded access to pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, a pill that has proved highly effective in reducing transmission among this population.


    The team's latest research found a few successes in reaching those goals, with several nations initiating PrEP projects and the U.S. setting up a new $100 million investment fund from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.


    But for the most part, the team saw discriminatory practices, lagging policy reform, and a lack of access to treatment contributing to the continued high HIV rates among gay men.


    One significant obstacle is the failure to get PrEP to the people who need it most those who are HIV negative and are at high risk of infection. Beyrer notes that the United Kingdom refuses so far to cover PrEP. And while it's available in the U.S., racial and economic disparities impact access, and low-income, predominantly minority communities continue to see the HIV epidemic persist. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has projected that half of all gay black men will be diagnosed with HIV within their lifetimes.


    For many countries, the politics of providing medical care to gay men remain difficult, says Beyrer, who will oversee the 21st annual International AIDS Conference July 18-22 in South Africa.


    While many nations have made great strides in the past four years in terms of gay marriage, in other nations discriminatory policies such as anti-sodomy laws remain in place, making even getting tested for HIV a potentially dangerous ordeal. Beyrer points to a case in Malawi where a man tested for sexually transmitted diseases was arrested after it was clear he contracted the infection from another man. He also notes the backsliding of civil liberties for the gay community in countries such as Russia, Nigeria, and Uganda.


    "Stigma and discrimination continue to play a very big role in these epidemics," Beyrer says.


    But Beyrer does see some good news on the horizon, with Mexico and other nations such as Argentina and the Netherlands expected to expand the use of PrEP, and many countries moving to repeal anti-gay laws.

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    Source : The global response to HIV in men who have sex with men. The Lancet

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