Policy 
July 2012
Working Paper No. 3
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Guidance Document and supporting Resources 
 
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Policy 
June 2015
Training Menus, Facilitation Tips, and Participatory Training Modules
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The U.S. President‘s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Providing quality, stigma-free services is essential to equitable health care for all and achieving global HIV goals and broader Sustainable Development Goals related to health. Every person has the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. Countries have a legal obliga...tion to develop and implement legislation and policies that guarantee universal access to quality health services and address the root causes of health disparities, including poverty, stigma and discrimination.
The health sector is uniquely placed to lead in addressing inequity, assuring safe personcentred care for everyone and improving social determinants of health by overcoming taboos and discriminatory or stigmatizing behaviours associated with HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Improving health care quality and reducing stigma work together to enhance health outcomes for people living with HIV. Together, they make health care services more accessible, trustworthy and supportive. This encourages early diagnosis, consistent treatment and improved mental well-being. Thus, people living with HIV are more likely to engage with and benefit from health care services, leading to improved overall health.
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                                                                Lessons and best practices in empowering pastoralist communities to prevent HIV infection and reduce the impact of AIDS in Ethiopia. Briefing Paper
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                1-13 December 2018 | Geneva, Switzerland UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board Issue date: 23 November 2018
UNAIDS/PCB (43)/18.32
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Journal of Infection and Public Health 12 (2019) 213–223
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                This report reviews the latest evidence on what works to reduce HIV-related stigma and discrimination through key programmes to reduce stigma and discrimination and increase access to justice in the six settings of focus for the Global Partnership. It includes guidance for national governments and k...ey stakeholders on how stigma and discrimination harm; how the stigmatization process operates and how we can stop it; key principles of stigma- and discrimination-reduction efforts; an overview of common intervention approaches; recommendations based on the latest evidence for reducing HIV-related stigma and discrimination in the six settings; and an overview of considerations for monitoring the success of the programmatic interventions recommended for each setting.
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                                                                Lessons from the Africa Regional Stigma Training Programme
 
Supporting community action on AIDS in developing countries
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                A global call to action to protect the mental health of health and care workers
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                HIV, viral hepatitis and STI epidemics, particularly among people who inject drugs and other key populations, continue to be fuelled by laws and policies criminalizing sex work; drug use or possession; diverse forms of gender expression and sexuality; stigma and discrimination; gender discrimination...; violence; lack of community empowerment and other violations of human rights. These sociostructural factors limit access to health services, constrain how these services are
delivered and diminish their effectiveness.
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                                                                Advocacy, communication and social mobilization for TB control
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                In the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response, WHO identifies young people as a priority target audience with specific concerns, experiences and behaviours. This policy brief provides relevant insights from behavioural evidence and a set of behavioural considerations for tho...se promoting COVID-19 preventive behaviours among young people. Designers of programmes and initiatives targeting youth may find it helpful to refer to the youth-specific barriers and drivers identified in this policy brief and to prioritize these for testing when planning initiatives targeted at young people.
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                                                                The articles in this compendium elaborate on some of the ideas shared at the symposium. Together, they provide a broad view of the dynamic interactions among physical, sexual and brain development that take place during adolescence. They highlight some of the risks to optimal development – includi...ng toxic stress, which can interfere with the formation of brain connections, and other vulnerabilities unique to the onset of puberty and independence. They also point to the opportunities for developing interventions that can build on earlier investments in child development – consolidating gains and even offsetting the effects of deficits and traumas experienced earlier in childhood.
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