Journal of the International AIDS Society Blog

HIV/AIDS and Disability: thematic series

HIV infection, as well as its treatment, can cause physical, psychological and social disabilities that prevent people living with HIV from full and equal participation in society. At the same time, there is evidence that people with disabilities are at greater risk for contracting HIV. Although more attention is being paid to these overlapping fields, the field of HIV and disability remains largely overlooked.

The Journal of International AIDS Society is proud to be launching its first thematic series, which will focus on HIV and Disability. This series presents a number of papers on HIV and disability to provide readers with developments from the field and raise awareness on HIV and disability. These papers explore this central issue through a range of different perspectives including Law, African Studies, Public Policy, and Public Health.

We hope this thematic series will inspire discussions on the topics covered. Any reader who wishes to respond to an article or on the issue in general, may contribute to the discussion by using the 'post a comment' feature on the journal’s website.

Posted by Edith Gruslin at 18:07    Comments (0)