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HIV Stigma Is a Barrier to Prenatal Care, Study Finds

Fear of being stigmatized as an AIDS patient is still a major barrier to good care for pregnant young women in many countries, a new study and a literature review have found.

Published
30 August 2012
From
The New York Times
Combatting stigma
Living With HIV: Are We "Damaged Goods"?

Discussion of stigma and how it affects people with HIV by HIV+ psychotherapist David Fawcett.

Published
16 August 2012
From
The Body
Discrimination and the law
People with HIV fear unfair treatment in courts

Nearly half of HIV-positive respondents to a recently released survey on HIV criminalization say they believe they will not receive a fair hearing in the criminal justice system if they ever face charges for failing to disclose their status to sexual partners.

Published
10 August 2012
From
American Independent
HIV and criminal law
Fearing advocacy, Ottawa rejects HIV/AIDS funding proposals - Globe and Mail

Canada has turned down funding for an HIV/AIDS charity for fear it might result in advocacy – an indication of a growing tendency within the Conservative government to steer clear of groups pushing causes out of step with its policies. The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, whose mission is to promote the human rights of people living with or at risk of contracting the virus, has received a significant portion of its funding from Ottawa over its 20-year existence. But in this year’s round of funding applications, 16 of its 20 proposals were rebuffed. Fifteen of those were rejected citing an identical reason: “It was unclear from the details provided in the proposal whether the resource would be used for advocacy purposes, which is ineligible for funding,” the health agency wrote in an April e-mail to the group. The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network has pioneered the investigation of criminal prosecution for HIV exposure in Canada.

Published
07 August 2012
From
Globe and Mail
Discrimination and the law
Zimbabwe Woman Fights Conviction of Deliberately Transmitting HIV

A 34-year-old Zimbabwean woman - who last month was found guilty of deliberately infecting her husband with the HIV virus - is fighting her conviction. Her lawyers have approached the country's highest court, demanding repeal of the law she she was charged under, saying it stigmatizes HIV/AIDS.

Published
03 August 2012
From
Voice of America
Experiences of stigma
How to tackle HIV stigma among health care workers

Stemming in part from negative associations with the virus itself, and in part from marginalisation of populations highly impacted by the virus, stigma and discrimination has long dissuaded

Published
02 August 2012
By
Mara Kardas-Nelson
Global health initiatives
Turning the Tide of HIV for MSM, Sex Workers and Trans People

There has been much optimistic talk this past year about turning the tide of HIV and creating an AIDS-free generation. For this to translate to reality, we must address the high HIV prevalence rate among the most vulnerable populations: men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers and transgender people. In addition, antiretroviralsmust be made available to millions more HIV-positive people. Is any of this possible in the real world, and if so, how do we do it?

Published
27 July 2012
From
POZ
Global health initiatives
Fighting AIDS: US donates an extra $150 million

Science now has the tools to slash the spread of HIV even without a vaccine — and the US is donating an extra $150 million to help poor countries put them in place, the Obama administration told the world's largest AIDS conference on Monday 23rd July.

Published
24 July 2012
From
Bloomberg Businessweek News
Combatting stigma
Elton John at Aids conference: 'I should be dead. I nearly died'

Sir Elton John should now be dead from Aids like his friends Freddie Mercury or Rock Hudson, he said on Monday. For years he was addicted to drugs and drink and put himself at high risk of contracting HIV by his behaviour. His message, he said, was that everybody deserved the love and care he received.

Published
24 July 2012
From
The Guardian
Epidemiology and behaviour
The South is the epicenter of new HIV infections in the United States

The stigma surrounding AIDS is a key reason that the South is the epicenter of new HIV infections in the United States. Half of all new infections in the United States are in the South, although the region has only a little more than a third of the country’s population, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The South also has the highest death rate due to HIV.

Published
21 July 2012
From
Washington Post
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