Nine homosexuals on active ART treatment after sex with men

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Nine homosexuals on active ART treatment after sex with men

PORT MORESBY: Nine homosexuals are on active antiretroviral (ART) treatment in Salvation Army’s Jum Jacobson Centre’s clinic in Lae.

“The nine , who had sex with men, are among about 200 woman sexc workers on treatment in the clinic,” nurse Rose Heve said.

She said 500 patients were registered for ART treatment since 2016.

The news break was reported by The National:

Treatment of sex workers on the rise

December 29, 2022The NationalMain Stories

NINE men who have sex with men are on active antiretroviral (ART) treatment at Salvation Army’s Jim Jacobson centre’s clinic in Lae, Morobe.
The nine were among less than 200 female sex workers on treatment at centre’s clinic.
Nurse Rose Heve said 500 patients were registered for the ART treatment since 2016.
“300 of them are not actively on treatment.
“Less than 200, mostly female sex workers including nine men who have sex with other men (MSM) are currently on active treatment,” Heve said.
She said the clinic did testing for 15 to 20 people in a day.
She said the clinic specialised in providing health and counselling services for key population.
“The key population included people living with HIV (human immuno deficiency virus), male and female sex workers, men with diverse sexuality, transgender and high-risk men.
“We provide HIV and STI (sexually transmitted infection) testing, counselling, and administer ART if they are positive.
“In a month, there’s more than 100 coming to the clinic for treatment,” said Heve.
She said those that were not actively on treatment were lost-to-follow-up and falling-out-on-treatment.
“A quarter of them are lost-to-follow-up.
“They have not been on treatment for more than 90 days.
“They haven’t been turning up on their appointment days.
“They are regarded as miss appointment if they haven’t turned for a month.
“They don’t turn up because of distance, road condition, family decision or they have their own individual reasons.
“Those falling-out-on-treatment or referred to as ‘defaulters’ were due to death, transferring out, or stigma and discrimination from society,” said Heve.

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