In many countries HIV disproportionately infects and affects sex workers.
Yet among many governments, donors and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) the absence of a political and organizational will to meaningfully respond to sex workers is alarming.
At IPPF we ground our work on a comprehensive human rights approach, which does not discriminate against sex workers and does not conflate sex work with people trafficking.
The lead article by Melissa Ditmore from the Network of Sex Work Projects highlights the realities sex workers face in a variety of settings, and suggests practical ways to more effectively link our response to a number of key human rights and needs-based principles.
A second article then looks at how IPPF is working practically with sex workers in Uganda and Nepal to broaden the range of choices they have regarding employment and income generation.
This edition of the HIV update also contains news of the launch of our new publication, Verdict on a Virus, as well as the usual features including: