Sharp rise in HIV rates among Asian-born gay men

Jimmy Chen moved to Australia from Taiwan three years ago.

Jimmy Chen moved to Australia from Taiwan three years ago. Source: SBS

While rates of new H-I-V cases are falling in Australia, there's been a sharp increase in diagnoses among Asian-born gay men.


The alarming trend  has prompted health and support services to call for expanded access to H-I-V-prevention drugs and more education programs targeting specific ethnicities.


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