As COVID Delays HIV Targets, Experts Emphasize Implementing Effective Prevention Strategies in India
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Updated: Dec 11, 2020 16:20 IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): As a follow up to the World AIDS Day and to commemorate the Human Rights Day 2020, on December 10, Centre for Sexuality and Health Research and Policy (C-SHaRP) and The Humsafar Trust (HST) hosted a virtual event to understand how far India has come in terms of adopting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP recommended by World Health Organisation (WHO).
The discussion comes at a time when COVID-19 is having a devastating impact on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and threatening the achievements already made for HIV prevention in the country.