- Half of the people living with HIV (PLHIV) and individuals at-risk (IARs) surveyed in the region increased their usage of telehealth services over the past year; this is driven by the availability of new telehealth services during pandemic - Top factor impacting usage of telehealth services for PLHIV is data privacy (43%), while lack of personal contact is the primary concern for IARs (47%) - Around 1 in 3 respondents chose telehealth services provided by healthcare providers (HCPs) as the most trustworthy source for HIV prevention and care information SINGAPORE, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the access and delivery of essential care worldwide, Gilead Sciences today announced findings from a survey conducted to examine changes in the motivations and use of telehealth services for people living with HIV (PLHIV) and individuals at-risk (IARs) in the Asia Pacific. The regional survey results were based on responses from 1,531 respondents, co
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A back view of a 50-year-old heterosexual Singaporean who has HIV. The Covid-19 crisis has wiped out his business and affected his medical treatments. TODAY pic
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SINGAPORE, Jan 2 Unable to find a job after testing positive for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (Aids), Singaporean Jeremy Tan (not his real name) left the country for good in 2009.
In his late 30s then, Tan had the most advanced stage of an infection from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
He was so demoralised by the discrimination he faced here that he did not return home even once during his decade-long stay in Thailand, where he eked out a living earning around S$3,000 to S$3,500 (about RM9,131 to RM10,652) a month as a trader.