"This is essentially denial of services to people who are at the highest risk of contracting HIV" DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tanzania has suspended community-based HIV/AIDS prevention programmes for gay men, the health minister said on Monday, in the latest crackdown on the high-risk group. Ummy Mwalimu, Tanzania's minister for health said the government had received reports that some local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) were promoting and normalising same-sex relationships as part of their HIV programmes. Gay sex is illegal in Tanzania and punishable by up to 30 years in prison. In September, the government threatened to ban groups that "promote" the rights of ...
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