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Stigma-AIDS is a time-limited, global forum on HIV- and AIDS- related stigma and discrimination. The forum is managed by Health and Development Networks (HDN), working together with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on the IFRC global campaign against HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination: ‘The Truth About AIDS. Pass it on...’, launched in 2002.
The objective of the forum is to provide a place where knowledge, experience and practical solutions about stigma and HIV can be discussed and shared among people from all regions.
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Despite evidence establishing male-to-male sex as one of the driving forces of HIV transmission in the Asia and Pacific region, few strategic interventions address male-to-male and transgender sexualities and related HIV vulnerabilities.
In recognition of the need for building and strengthening interventions addressing HIV related vulnerabilities of males who have sex with males (MSM) in the Region; the Male Sexual Health and HIV in Asia and the Pacific - International Consultation was organised in New Delhi, India from September 23-26, 2006, with the tagline “Risks and Responsibilities.”
This regional consultation provided a space for dialogue, learning, networking, and skills building, towards enabling the expansion, strengthening and scaling up of strategies addressing sexual health and related HIV vulnerabilities in relation to males who have sex with males and transgender people. In addition, the consultation provided an opportunity to inform and develop strategic advocacy initiatives and deliberate on key policies related to these issues.
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Presentations slides on the HIV/AIDS in Malaysia Impact on the Quality of Life during the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development on 12 March 2006
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The Pacific Regional Strategy on HIV/AIDS (2004-2008) builds on a vision for the Pacific, where the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS is halted and reversed; where leaders are committed to leading the fight against HIV/AIDS; where people living with and affected by HIV are respected, cared for and have affordable access to treatment; and where all partners commit themselves to these collective aims with the spirit of compassion inherent in Pacific cultural and religious values. The goal of the strategy is to reduce the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS, while embracing people infected and affected by the virus.
The strategy provides a framework for national and regionally funded activities throughout the Pacific. It has three main purposes: to increase the capacity of the Pacific Island countries and territories to provide an effective and sustainable response to HIV/AIDS; to strengthen coordination, and mobilize resources and expertise; and to assist countries to achieve and report on their national and international targets for HIV/AIDS.
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From July 2001 to November 2002, the Asia Pacific Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (APN+) conducted the first regional documentation of AIDS-related discrimination in Asia. The project is an action-based, peer-led study that aimed to develop an understanding of the nature, pattern and extent of AIDS-related discrimination in several Asian countries. The project was designed and implemented by people living with HIV (positive people) and received ethical approval and funding from UNAIDS.
This study generated quantitative and qualitative data. Trained positive people interviewed 764 of their positive peers in four countries (India 302; Thailand 338; the Philippines 82; Indonesia 42). Findings indicate that AIDS-related discrimination is prevalent in every sector of society.
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A recently completed Horizons study in Thailand examined the question of how to encourage the private sector to become actively involved in developing and improving workplace HIV/AIDS programs. Researchers investigated the role of incentives in encouraging companies to adopt workplace policies and programs that address stigma and discrimination and respond to the needs of workers for information and services. The research was conducted in partnership with American International Assurance (AIA), the Thailand Business Coalition on AIDS (TBCA), and AusAID, the overseas development agency of the Australian government.
The investigators explored the process and outcomes of offering incentives to encourage companies to improve their workplace HIV/AIDS policies and programs. They hypothesized that these incentives would motivate companies to introduce or improve their policies and activities, which in turn would result in improvements in employees’ knowledge and behaviors.
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At its best, Life skills-based education is simply good quality education, the principles of which can be used to explore a range of topics, however in UNICEF social and health issues are usually the topics explored - for example, peace education/violence prevention, human rights, citizenship, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS prevention.
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Stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS are the greatest barriers to preventing further infections, providing adequate care, support and treatment and alleviating impact. HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination are universal, occurring in every country and region of the world. They are triggered by many forces, including lack of understanding of the disease, myths about how HIV is transmitted, prejudice, lack of treatment, irresponsible media reporting on the epidemic, the fact that AIDS is incurable, social fears about sexuality, fears relating to illness and death, and fears about illicit drugs and injecting drug use.
HIV/AIDS-related stigma does not arise out of the blue, nor is it something dreamed up in the minds of individuals. Instead, like responses to diseases such as leprosy, cholera and polio in the past, it plays to deep-rooted social fears and anxieties. Understanding more about these issues, and the social norms they reinforce, is essential to adequately responding to HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination. Otherwise, we run the risk of developing programmes and interventions that are not comprehensive, thus achieving little impact.
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The HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome) epidemic in
India is a rapidly escalating crisis. The government’s estimate that about 4 million persons in the country are HIV-positive is widely thought to understate the true figure. Throughout the country, persons in traditionally high-risk groups, including women in prostitution, injecting drug users, and men who have sex with men, have been shown to have alarmingly high rates of infection. In several states of India, such as Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, the epidemic has spread to the general population. Programs that provide information, condoms and HIV testing to persons in high-risk groups are crucial to preventing the further spread of the disease.
This report demonstrates that such programs, so essential to the fight against HIV/AIDS in India, are undermined by police harassment and abuse of HIV/AIDS outreach workers, particularly those who provide essential information and services to women in prostitution and men who have sex with men. Human Rights Watch’s research on this subject, carried out in March and April 2002 in several states of India, indicates that these abuses are frequent and widespread. Police mistreatment of AIDS educators and outreach workers reflects underlying social stigmatization and discrimination faced regularly by women in prostitution and men who have sex with men.
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This report illustrates the powerful and negative effects of stigma on those affected by HIV/AIDS. The stories from children are particularly powerful. They remind us all of the human tragedies that lie behind the statistics. HIV/AIDS touches us all in some way – through family, friends, or communities. Addressing the HIV/AIDS pandemic requires a strong and coordinated response from all sectors of society - government, NGOs, churches, communities and children, as well as the international community. But this response has to incorporate changes in attitude and behaviour at the personal level, if they are to be successful.