NIH’s Dr. Dieffenbach Shares Final Update from AIDS 2016
7-20-2016In his third and final update from the International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban, South Africa, NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach discussed highlights of o…
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USAID’s David Stanton from AIDS 2016
7-20-2016USAID is among the many federal agencies engaged in the response to HIV around the globe. One of the PEPFAR implementing agencies, USAID is marking its 30th ann…
Measuring Stigma: Where Do We Go From Here?
3-31-2016Prejudices and negative attitudes directed towards people living with HIV have very real consequences: Stigma discourages people from getting tested for HIV, sh…
Words Matter: Communicating to End HIV-Related Stigma
3-14-2016Words matter. They can motivate, empower, and lift people up. They can also do a great deal of damage and tear people down.I was reminded of this in many differ…
Stigma can kill: Making a difference for tomorrow
2-29-2016
Stigma killed my partner John. He died in 1994, less than a year before he could have gotten effective antiretroviral therapy that might have stopped HIV fr…
#mypositivespin - helping address stigma in the Black community
2-8-2016Last March, we launched the digital storytelling project, Positive Spin to continue to raise awareness and understanding of the HIV care continuum. Given the di…