High risk and underground in Haiti and abroad
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In countries like Haiti, Uganda and Thailand it's not uncommon for people to visit informal medical practitioners for injections of vitamins, antibiotics or traditional serums. In Haiti, those who do the injecting are referred to as "picuristes", or "injectionists", and the practice, which continues among Haitians living in other countries, may be putting people at risk of contracting HIV and other illnesses, new research has found.
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