The World Bank South Asia AIDS Team & ICRW invite you to attend the following event at the 37th annual Global Health Council Conference on International Health
Tackling HIV related Stigma and Discrimination in South Asia: Lessons Learned
When: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Although HIV prevalence in South Asia is low overall, HIV is still on the rise among vulnerable and often marginalized groups such as sex workers and their clients, injecting drug users and their partners, and men having sex with men who are particularly at risk for HIV. Stigma and other barriers impede efforts to reach those most in need of prevention, care and treatment services. A competitive grants program, "The South Asia Regional Development Marketplace: Tackling Stigma and Discrimination,” supported innovative approaches for reducing stigma and discrimination in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, engaging a broad spectrum of marginalized groups, the media and religious leaders.
RSVP by May 28 to Laura Brady at lbrady@icrw.org or 202-742-1232.
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