Zambia: People With Disabilities Left Behind in HIV Response
- Author:
- Human Rights Watch
- Publisher:
- Human Rights Watch
- Publication Date:
- 14 July 2014
- Tags:
- Zambia, NGOs and Civil Society, HIV-Aids and STDs, Sustainable Development, Human Rights
The nearly two million people with disabilities in Zambia face significant barriers to HIV prevention, testing, and treatment.
While the Zambian government has made significant progress scaling-up its response to HIV generally, few programs are accessible to people with disabilities and social stigma prevents their access to HIV services on an equal basis with others.
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