In Senegal, concerns mount over impact of anti-LGBTQ laws on HIV treatment

Senegal has recently passed a law that increased the maximum prison sentence for homosexual acts, and criminalizes what it calls the "promotion" of homosexuality. Patients with HIV are becoming more reluctant to seek treatment over fear of discrimination, just as HIV and AIDS cases are rising again due to dwindling humanitarian aid. Richard Powis, a US-based medical anthropologist who has conducted research in Senegal since 2012, speaks with Host Carolyn Beeler.