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HIV resurfaces in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men

HIV resurfaces in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men

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The annual number of people newly infected by HIV around the world has dropped in the past 15 years, but the virus has resurfaced in the gay community.

That’s according to experts, researchers and human rights defenders belonging to an advocacy platform backed by the UN.

Meanwhile, the epidemic has expanded “uncontrolled” in bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM).

In June, a UN High-Level Meeting on HIV-AIDS will be held to fast-track the global HIV response in order to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

Jocelyne Sambira has more.

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