Pavel Lobkov calls for Moscow government to fight ‘social phobias’ and medical ignorance amid sharp rise in HIV and Aids casesRussia is struggling with an HIV epidemic,but you could be excused for thinking that the problem did not exist at all. Sex education and HIV and Aids prevention are not topics for schools, and public service advertising and media coverage is scarce. Even many healthcare professionals prefer to avoid the topic.
But while Charlie Sheen-style HIV revelations by celebrities are also unheard of in the country, or this week a television presenter,Pavel Lobkov, declared that he was HIV-positive during a live broadcast on TV. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com