Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman says people who use drugs are disproportionately affected by HIV and viral hepatitis because of criminalisation, stigmatisation, and underfunding.
Khairy Jamaluddin says MOH data is based on risk factors for HIV like unprotected sex by not wearing condoms, rather than sexual orientations like LGBTQ.
Prof Adeeba Kamarulzaman estimates harm reduction programmes to decrease new HIV infections in Malaysia by 87% and save RM209.5 million in health care costs from 2013 to 2023.
According to UNAIDS and US CDC guidance, people living with HIV should get vaccinated against Covid-19; none of the approved vaccines or those under development are live vaccines.