Safer Sex Work
When May*, a female sex worker in Yangon, Myanmar, found out she was HIV positive, she was devastated. Limited awareness of HIV, and the illegality and stigmatization of sex work, puts female sex workers and their clients at greater risk. Research indicates that one in six female sex workers in Yangon is HIV positive.
*Name changed to protect privacy.
A community organization in Yangon supported by Community Partners International is working to prevent and treat HIV among female sex workers and their close contacts. They helped May come to terms with her diagnosis and are supporting her to receive free antiretroviral therapy (ART). This support helps her stay healthy and reduces the risk of transmission.
HIV
Your gift can support HIV education and awareness campaigns reaching populations at higher risk of HIV infection with essential information to help prevent HIV transmission.
Your gift can support community-based outreach, free HIV testing and counseling to populations at higher risk of HIV infection.
Your gift can ensure that people living with HIV can be enrolled on free antiretroviral therapy (ART) and that HIV-negative persons at higher risk of HIV infection can access free prevention including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
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