Stigma over sex education is a barrier in Malaysia


WITH sex being the main way HIV is transmitted today, Malaysia needs to do more to promote safe sex, especially among youths.

But what holds us back is the stigma linked with sex education, says Malaysian AIDS Foundation executive director Jasmin Jalil.

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