Today in Mexico and Latin America, sadly, HIV cases are on the rise and deaths from AIDS continue to affect our diverse community in Mexico. This is why we are called to action, he added.
Proposed Measures López Vela explained that the New Care Model must be articulated with the measures announced by the Secretary of Health, David Kershenobich. This reform seeks to recognize equality and non-discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual characteristics. Therefore, the call from deputy Jaime López Vela is clear: it is urgent to dismantle the legal and social barriers that perpetuate stigma and inequality in HIV care.
“Behind this HIV transmission, behind the new cases and the deaths, is the pandemic of stigma, and the way to solve it is through the constitutional reform that we have proposed,” he argued. His intervention placed the discussion in the context of the health and social urgency posed by the surge in cases and the persistence of a legal framework that, he stated, hinders effective care.
A New HIV Care Model In an exclusive interview with LaSalud.mx/VIH.lat, Jaime López Vela pointed out that the reactivation of the HIV agenda must be based on a New HIV Care Model, whose first axis is the repeal of the crime of “danger of contagion,” still in force in Mexico. His proposal for a New Care Model, which includes the repeal of the crime of “danger of contagion” and the promotion of equality, represents a crucial step towards a more humane and effective approach in the fight against HIV in Mexico.
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By: Carlos Henze Photos: Lourdes Hurtado LaSalud.mx/VIH.lat — Deputy Jaime López Vela, a member of the LXVI Legislature and president of the Diversity Commission, offered a critical and structural analysis of the response to HIV in Mexico during the forum “HIVDA, HIVSION, HIVNCULOS for positive actions,” held from December 1 to 2, on the occasion of World AIDS Day.
