Monday, August 27, 2007

Sex trafficking said to spread AIDS


Policies to reduce demand for sex-trafficked women and girls may significantly reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS worldwide, according to a recent Harvard School of Public Health study.



Steps should include better methods of preventing sex trafficking and of protecting its former victims, the study added.

More and more evidence suggests that sex trafficking is affecting a greater number of women and children across the globe," said Jay Silverman, lead author of the study that was released earlier this month.read more

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