May 6, 2010 by N. SinioraDear Colleagues in civil society,
We are proud to share with you the UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation’s annual report to the board, which will be discussed at the June meeting of the UNAIDS board in Geneva. We want to sincerely thank the hundreds of you who participated in the electronic consultation, interviews and focus groups that made up a large basis of this report for your time and valuable information.
This report to the board is just one product of the consultation. We are currently working with a data analyst to break down the consultation findings and prepare a report back to all of you, which we hope you will be able to use in your own advocacy to reduce stigma and discrimination.
The PCB NGO Delegation and Communications Facility
Tumwebaze
May 10, 2010 @ 2:44 am
Stigma has continued to be one of the most hindering factors affected our people in accesssing treatment care and support. We need to walk an extra mile to sensitise our people on how to get out of this self confinement.
Kabanda Obed, Action for Community Development-Uganda(ACODEV-U)
June 14, 2010 @ 1:38 pm
The challenge of stigma and descrimination needs a renewed effort; We need to act in our circles of influence to contribute to the desired change.
UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation Update June 2010
June 15, 2010 @ 10:51 pm
[...] The report is now available in 7 languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Arabic and Chinese on the Delegation’s website http://unaidspcbngo.org/?p=7365. [...]
RUSANGANWA Leon Pierre
June 21, 2010 @ 2:30 am
In most of countries and communities, people dinie the presence of stigma and discrimination. I would say this to identify it: Stigma is a mark of shame or discredit on a person or group. Stigma ca manifeste it in variety of ways, from ignoring the needs of a person or a group to psychologically or physically harming those who are stigmatized. Stigma is often felt by PLHA, MSM, SW, IDU, Migrant populations, and others.
The importance of adressing stigma and discrimination in the context of BCC campaign has programmatic implications that transcend questions of compassion and humune treatment. Failure to adress stigma jeopadizes BCC programs in critical ways:Prevention, quality care and policy
Adressing stigma is not a one person, one country task, lets unite , we’ll stand
Voice from Rwanda Kigali
Hadi Yusfian
June 24, 2010 @ 9:33 pm
I think Stigma can be reduce with behaviour change by community its self because if we want to be accepted we should take responsible for our self
Joe Thomas
July 12, 2010 @ 6:43 am
Dear author of NGO report,
Stigma, discrimination and Human Rights Violations at three specific social phenomenon with deep interconnection. And, remain as they key barrier to effective HIV prevention, care and support. I am wondering, why this report is silent on Human Rihts Violations? Unless you address Human Rights Violations, you can’t address Stigma and Discritiminaiton. Hope the delegation will explaing, why they did not address Human Rights issues along with Stigma and Discrimination?
Thank you
Joe Thomas