Singapore's health officials are pushing a new strategy based on the Australian model, to effectively fight the spread of HIV. Dr. Balaji Sadasivan, senior minister of state, after visiting Sydney, Australia last month, said a close cooperation is needed between the government and non-governmental organizations in battling HIV.
Data from Singapore showed that the number of new HIV cases recorded 357 more or up by 26 percent from last year. Most HIV cases were spread through homosexual sex.
The new strategy calls for the government and the NGOs working with MSMs to better educate them.
"The Ministry of Health (MOH) wants to do health prevention through safe sex, but the Media Development Authority says that anything gay is not allowed. It's a conundrum we're in," he addsread more
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