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ericrobertsswagger:

katharinec:

Not to mention Hepatitis C, a disease too often pushed under the radar, the efforts to prevent and combat it devastatingly underfunded and stigmatized.

In 1994, Switzerland had among the highest incidents of HIV/AIDS and Hep C in all of Europe. Then they implemented a serious, government funded syringe exchange program. Now they have the lowest per capita rate of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis in all of Europe. FYI.

Unfounded fear and stigma kill people, raise health care costs for everyone, are generally destructive, etc.