UNODC: thirty years after the global AIDS pandemic started, people who use drugs and prisoners still unduly affected
UNODC: thirty years after the global AIDS pandemic started, people who use drugs and prisoners still unduly affected
World AIDS Day has been organized on 1 December every year since 1988. This year's theme "My health, my right" underscores the need for all those affected by HIV to have access to prevention tools and treatment for this deadly disease.
The 2017 campaign stresses everyone's right to make decisions about their health, and to be treated without discrimination and with respect and dignity. These principles are fully supported by UNODC in its own work on HIV inside prisons and with people who use drugs.
To raise awareness of the World AIDS Day, and highlight UNODC's own role, Monica Beg, a doctor and UNODC's Chief of the HIV/AIDS Section, talked about her invaluable work. (UNODC, 01.12.2017)