Mexico: Situation of homosexual men suffering from HIV/AIDS; social services available; variance of treatment according to region; discrimination faced by HIV-positive men in accessing employment, affordable housing, social services, legal representation and welfare programs; changes to programs and services since Vicente Fox and the PAN came to power
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 2 July 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MEX38749.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Mexico: Situation of homosexual men suffering from HIV/AIDS; social services available; variance of treatment according to region; discrimination faced by HIV-positive men in accessing employment, affordable housing, social services, legal representation and welfare programs; changes to programs and services since Vicente Fox and the PAN came to power, 2 July 2002, MEX38749.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be7320.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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According to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), USAID estimates it will provide Mexico with $22.415 million in 2002, a portion of which will help public and private agencies combat HIV/AIDS (n.d.). For information on the Mexican government's official plan of action, please find attached the 2001-2006 National Health Program's Program for Action on HIV/AIDS and STI Prevention and Control.
According to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle, medical treatment is reportedly refused to certain patients, and medication is "almost impossible to obtain in rural Mexico ... " (7 Apr. 2002). The article further states that both medical knowledge about AIDS and resources available from the Mexican health system are inadequate (ibid.).
A September 2000 article on the Gay Health Website states the following:
Unlike the U.S., which supplies antiretrovirals to people who can't afford them, the Mexican government offers no such funding. Only Mexicans whose employers carry health insurance are eligible for low-cost antiretroviral drugs – and even then, many drugs are simply not available. More than a third of the 42,000 people in Mexico reported to have AIDS don't have access to health insurance or medication, the LA Times reported (18 Sept. 2000).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
GayHealth.com. 18 September 2000. Jon Garbo. "Activists Smuggle AIDS Drugs into Mexico."
San Francisco Chronicle. 7 April 2002. Tyche Hendricks. "Danger at the Border: From North and South, People Flock to Tijuana – Along with HIV, which Flourishes in an Area with Little Prevention or Treatment."
United States Agency for International Development (USAID). n.d. "Mexico."
Attachment
Government of Mexico. n.d. 2001-2006 National Health Program: Program for Action on HIV/AIDS and STI Prevention and Control.
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
Unsuccessful attempts to reach the Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Pro Juarez, AC (PRODH).
Unsuccessful attempts to reach GIS – SIDA.
Unsuccessful attempts to reach Salud y Justicia, AC.
Unsuccessful attempts to reach CONASIDA.
Unsuccessful attempts to reach Colectivo Sol.
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International
Amnesty International: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Network
Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas, A.C.
Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Augustín Pro Juárez, A.C.
Centro de Estudios Fronterizos y de Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, A.C.
Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Estatdo de Veracruz
Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, A.C.
Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz
Human Rights Watch
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commision (IGLHRC)
International Lesbian and Gay Assocation (ILGA)
La Jornada
Mexico Solidarity Network
El Universal
Search engines including:
Metacrawler
