Mark Moeremans, CEO of Spectrum Medical Care Center, joined host Catherine Anaya on Arizona PBS’s “Horizonte” to discuss what a new twice-a-year HIV prevention injectable could mean for Arizona’s Latino LGBTQ+ community. For Latino LGBTQ+ Arizonans looking for HIV prevention beyond a daily pill, his message was clear: another option is available, and people need to know how to access it.
The segment looked at the barriers that still stand in the way of HIV prevention for Latino LGBTQ+ communities, including obstacles to getting care, cultural stigma and a lack of awareness. Moeremans said those challenges must be addressed head-on.
“We have to overcome those challenges to inform people that this is still an issue, that HIV cases are still consistently high, that this is an issue that affects this community disproportionately and there is an option available and here’s how you access it,” Moeremans said.
Moeremans, a member of the LGBTQ+ community himself, said he is dedicated to advancing LGBTQ+ inclusive health care. He told Arizona PBS that outreach has to meet people where they are.
“We need to continue to do our part to get into the communities that need it most and to inform and educate in a way that sticks,” Moeremans said.
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