Strangely, war brings ‘benefits' in HIV fight
War brings horrors, but in sub-Saharan Africa, war and forced displacement have reduced the transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.
Conflict, forced displacement, and wide-scale rape have not increased the prevalence of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, conclude the authors of an article in this week's issue of The Lancet.
Furthermore, there are no data to show that refugees fleeing conflict spread HIV infection in host communities; the reverse may be the case.
