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.
The recent price for Tivicay in Malaysia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Kazakhstan was reportedly between US$1,800 (RM7,345) and US$2,160 (RM8,814) per patient annually.
The positive aspects of Covid-19, like how most won’t get severe disease, is not highlighted in the media that amplifies bad news instead, feeding public fear and stigma.