from Harvard Medical School, Yale Medical School, KEM Hospital, and other leading institutions that have come together to share life saving research with governments and citizens to prevent cases and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our members are leading experts in medicine, epidemiology, and disease modeling.
We have over 50 coalition members from over 15 different countries. We are actively providing findings to the countries with the largest Red Light areas.
Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit MORU | Department of Community Medicine, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences | Dept. of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Pontifical Xavierian University | Dept. of Public Health, UNAM School of Medicine | Dept. of Public Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Dept. of Public Health, Sao Paulo State University, Faculty of Medicine | Dept. of Physiological Sciences, Pontifical Xavierian University | Dept. of Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University | Dept. of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University | Dept. of Social Work, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology | Dept. of Microbiology, Patan academy of health sciences, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
"There are few interventions in public health that can create over a 60% reduction in cases and deaths when reopening a city or country, and closing red light areas could be one of them. While the Indian government has implemented smart and effective measures to flatten the curve, it is unlikely for the pandemic to be resolved until there is a vaccine for the population. It is therefore important that red light areas remain closed until a vaccine is developed and widely distributed to protect sex workers and the population at large."
"It is impossible to practice social distancing during sex. Residents of red light areas including sex workers, pimps, and brothel managers are at higher risk of infection. By keeping red light areas closed till there is an effective preventive measure, thousands of deaths among residents of red light areas can be averted. Moreover, it will also prevent large number of cases and hospitalizations in residents of red light areas."