KOTA BHARU, July 18 -- The Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC) confirmed that it conducted a night outreach session here on June 17 under the Differentiated HIV Services for Key Populations (DHSKP) model.

After Kelantan police claimed that the raid was against an alleged "gay sex party", MAC said the session was in collaboration with Kota Jembal Health Clinic and part of a strategic approach introduced by the Health Ministry.

"We strongly urge that programmes such as this not be misrepresented or unnecessarily politicised, as such actions may disrupt collective efforts to tackle HIV in Malaysia.

"Instead, community-based approaches like DHSKP should receive broad support as a proven and effective strategy to end AIDS by 2030," it said in a st...