HIV interventions cannot be fully effective in a stigmatizing or discriminatory environment. Yet, while most national HIV policies call for reducing stigma and discrimination, few programs have been able to operationalize effective stigma reduction strategies. Program planners have run into several obstacles: stigma and discrimination, as concepts, are not well understood; concrete data for justifying investment in stigma reduction have been limited; and prejudices and taboos are difficult to overcome.
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