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Demanding more options for young people who use drugs in Nepal

“Drugs were a way to escape from reality. But because of it, I have faced a lot of discrimination,” said Yukusna Kurumbang. “After a while I had no one around me. No friends I could contact. I have my family but they do not trust me. I am trying to improve.”

Category: Feature Tags: Nepal, people who use drugs, World Drug Day, YKP Lead Nepal, young key populations, Youth LEAD

Healthcare access is fraught for trans people in Asia Pacific. Communities are working to change this.

Zara Fauziah is a transgender woman from Indonesia. She learned she was living with HIV in 2017, but for four years coped with her diagnosis alone. The hospital where she could receive treatment wasn’t welcoming.

Category: Feature Tags: Alegra Wolter, APTN, Asia Pacific Transgender Network, International Day of Transgender Visibility, Southeast Asia Stigma Reduction Quality Improvement Community of Practice, transgender, Youth LEAD