Where is the PrEP for migrants?

With more than seven million people displaced, the Venezuelan refugee crisis—fuelled by political, economic, and social instability—is on a similar scale to that of Ukraine and Syria, yet it remains out of international headlines.1 Despite Venezuela’s health system reaching near collapse,2 medical and humanitarian aid have steadily declined in recent years, with an acceleration in 2021 as international agencies redirected funds towards Ukraine.3To prevent the spread of HIV, access to sexual and reproductive health services for displaced people is essential. An estimated 8000 Venezuelan migrants are living with HIV,4 mostly in neighbouring Latin American countries. To stem the virus’s spread and to attend to migrant health, PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) must urgently be made available to Venezuelans in Latin America and to other migrant populations around the world, as they may be facing a similar stigma that acts as a barrier to healthcare. They continue to rely on the support of…
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