View on Migration: Anti-HIV Measures That Cross Borders

July 31, 2014

(Sci Dev Net) – Earlier this month, UNAIDS published its annual Gap report, drawing together global data on HIV/AIDS alongside information and analysis about the ‘people being left behind’ in the fight against the disease. [1] Among the 12 groups it identifies as being most at risk of HIV transmission and facing barriers to treatment are international and internal migrants. The report outlines some of the factors that contribute to this heightened vulnerability, flagging up “limited access to health information and services” as a key one.