Sex Workers
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PLoS Publishes Free Special Collection on HIV Care and Prevention for Sex Workers
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- Category: Sex Workers
- Published on Monday, 01 December 2014 00:00
- Written by PLoS
PLoS, publisher of open-access research, has announced a special collection of articles on the health of female sex workers, focusing on delivery and scale-up of HIV care and prevention interventions. UNAIDS and other organizations have recognized sex workers as of the key affected populations in the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
AIDS 2014: Studies Show Need for Scaled-up HIV Prevention for Sex Workers
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Thursday, 07 August 2014 00:00
- Written by Mara Kardas-Nelson
Presentations at a session on HIV prevention strategies for sex workers, which took place at the 20th International AIDS Conference last month in Melbourne, showed that while consistent condom use is generally high among female sex workers, other barriers remain to effective prevention of HIV transmission and to care for those who are HIV positive.
WHO, UNAIDS, NSWP Release Guidelines to Reduce Sex Workers' HIV Burden
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- Category: Sex Workers
- Published on Thursday, 27 December 2012 00:00
- Written by Cyd Nova
A report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and collaborating organizations earlier this month proposes guidelines for public health and legal systems to reduce the vulnerability of sex workers to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Sex worker advocates generally favored the recommendations, but raised concerns about presumptive antibiotic treatment.
AIDS 2014: Criminalization of Sex Work Increases Vulnerability to HIV
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- Category: Sex Workers
- Published on Wednesday, 23 July 2014 00:00
- Written by Yolanda Corduff
Sex workers from more than 30 countries came together this week at the Sex Worker Pre-Conference preceding the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne to consider proposed changes to policy and funding approaches aimed at positioning human rights as critical to the response to HIV/AIDS.
Decriminalize Sex Work to Reduce HIV/AIDS in Asia, UN Report Recommends
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Wednesday, 03 October 2012 00:00
- Written by Cyd Nova
A key to decreasing HIV risk among Asian Pacific sex workers lies in eradicating stigmatizing laws, according to a report released this month by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The report explores various barriers affecting the ability of sex workers to make sexual health decisions such as the use of condoms as evidence of prostitution, denial of identity documents, and lack of labor rights. 
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