US ambassador cautions against discrimination

US Ambasador Earl Miller
US Ambasador Earl Miller

MAUN: The United States Ambassador to Botswana, Earl Miller has urged communities to collaborate to address and promote inclusion of key populations in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

He said the discrimination against sex workers and the lesbian, gay, and transgender community has affected the communities’ practice of botho, which undergirds Botswana’s Vision 2016 pillars.

Miller was officiating during a New Directions seminar at Maun Lodge on Wednesday. New Directions seminars seek to explore relationships with entire communities as partners in the HIV response and are founded through the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

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