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Ralf Jürgens1, Joanne Csete, Joseph J Amon
1HIV/AIDS, Health, Policy and Human Rights, Quebec, Canada. rjurgens@sympatico.ca
Lancet (London, England)
|July 24, 2010
Resumen
Los abusos de los derechos humanos contra las personas que usan drogas aumentan la vulnerabilidad al VIH y dificultan el acceso a los servicios. Proteger sus derechos es crucial para mejorar los resultados de salud y programas efectivos de prevención y tratamiento del VIH.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
- Ley de Derechos Humanos Ley de Derechos Humanos Ley de Derechos Humanos
- Epidemiología de las enfermedades infecciosas.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los abusos de los derechos humanos contra las personas que usan drogas son frecuentes en todo el mundo.
- Estos abusos están vinculados a una mayor vulnerabilidad a la infección por el VIH.
- Los abusos tienen un impacto negativo en la prestación y la eficacia de los servicios de VIH.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Revisar la evidencia sobre el vínculo entre los abusos de los derechos humanos y la vulnerabilidad al VIH en las personas que usan drogas.
- Examinar el impacto de las violaciones de los derechos humanos en el acceso a los servicios de VIH.
- Para resaltar la importancia de los enfoques basados en los derechos en la lucha contra el VIH y el consumo de drogas.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión sistemática de más de 900 estudios y informes.
- Análisis de la literatura publicada sobre las violaciones de derechos humanos y el VIH.
- Síntesis de la evidencia sobre el impacto en la prevención y el tratamiento del VIH.
Principales resultados:
- Se documentaron violaciones generalizadas de los derechos humanos, incluida la negación de la reducción de daños y el acceso discriminatorio a la terapia antirretroviral.
- La aplicación abusiva de la ley y las prácticas de tratamiento coercitivo se identificaron como problemas significativos.
- Las violaciones de los derechos humanos demuestran que aumentan la vulnerabilidad al VIH e impiden la prestación de servicios.
Conclusiones:
- La protección de los derechos humanos de las personas que usan drogas es esencial para mejorar su salud.
- Las respuestas basadas en los derechos son una condición previa efectiva para la prevención y el tratamiento exitosos del VIH.
- Los modelos exitosos basados en los derechos deberían replicarse internacionalmente.
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