HIV Health and Wellness

US: Suicidality Among Youth Who are Questioning, Unsure of, or Exploring Their Sexual Identity

Many studies have found that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth are disproportionately impacted by poor mental health outcomes. However, there remains a gap in understanding factors associated with the mental health of youth who are questioning, unsure of, or exploring (QUE) their sexual identity.

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UNAIDS: “Global solidarity, shared responsibility”.

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COVID-19 is showing once again how health is interlinked with other critical issues, such as reducing inequality, human rights, gender equality, social protection and economic growth. With this in mind, this year the theme of World AIDS Day is “Global solidarity, shared responsibility”.

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Argentina: Presentation of the bill for the comprehensive protection of sexual characteristics

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This afternoon the bill for the "Comprehensive Protection of Sexual Characteristics" entered the National Chamber of Deputies, authored by the National Deputy Gabriela Estévez with the support of Intersex Justice, Abosex, the Intersex Plurinational Network and the LGTBIQ + League of the Provinces. The project is presented within the framework of the Intersex Visibility Weeks (October 26 - November 8).

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Poland: What next with the Constitutional Tribunal Act on Abortion?

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The judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal tightening the abortion law has still not been published. Politicians connected with the ruling camp do not agree on the date of publication.

Nigeria: HIV self-testing has stakeholders at a policy impasse

For around $5 on Konga.com, one of Nigeria’s major e-commerce platforms, Nigerians can buy an oral HIV self-test kit. After ordering the product, Devex found that the kit was easy to use, but the package contained no information about where to get treatment, counseling, confirmation, or any other post-testing services following a positive result.