AIDS 2010 - Vienna 18-23 July 2010 - XVIII International AIDS Conference

The Situation of HIV/AIDS in the MSM Milieu in Africa: Rights, Prevention Services and the Exclusion from Health Programmes in Cameroon and Kenya	TUGS04

Type:

GV Panel Discussion

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Location:

GVSR 1

Schedule:

18:30 - 20:00, 20.07.2010

Code:

TUGS04

Chair:

Gloria Gakii, Kenya

Fifteen percent of new HIV infections in Kenya occur among men who have sex with men (MSM). Fear of seeking information and medical services due to stigma and anti-gay discrimination drives the spread of HIV among gay Kenyans and men who have sex with men. Cameroon has the same situation. Homosexuality is condemned by society in both countries and smiliar to most other African countries except South Africa. This session will present statistics on HIV prevalence among the MSM milieu in Cameroon and Kenya. The session will look at issues of transmission; the challenges MSM face in accessing treatment and support; the level of knowledge MSM have about the pandemic; the situation in the field regarding the law and health programmes; and finally what can be done to ensure quality care and support for positive MSM. The session will also examine advocacy issues concerning MSM in Cameroon and Kenya.

Presentations in this session:

18:30

Slides with audio Introduction
Presented by Gloria Gakii, Kenya

18:40

Slides with audio The situation of HIV/AIDS in the MSM milieu in Cameroon (rights and care taking)
Presented by Jules Charles Eloundou Atamba, Cameroon

18:55

Slides with audio Human rights violations, discrimination and homophobia in Kenya: the experience of an HIV positive Kenyan sex worker and the work of the community-based support service HOYMAS
Presented by John Mathenge, Kenya

19:25

Slides with audio Being gay, young and HIV positive in Africa.

19:40

Slides with audio Questions from the public and conclusion
Presented by Gloria Gakii, Kenya