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A World without Aids: eliminating the Pandemic through Improved Global Access to HIV/AIDS Prevention,Treatment,Care and Stigma Reduction Programs

Wednesday, 13 July 2016: 14:15-15:45
Location: Hörsaal 6B P (Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG))
RC49 Mental Health and Illness (host committee)

Language: English and French

Since 2006 there has been universal acceptance in both the developing and developed world that HIV treatment and related services, including mental health counseling, intervention, and stigma reduction, be available to all. Similarly, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized mental health as a basic human right and a principal objective of all nations healthcare systems (WHO, 2005). Despite widespread agreement on these principles, and advances in HIV/AIDS and Mental Illness treatment, enormous disparities in access to healthcare services in these areas (including prevention and stigma reduction) exist between the Global South and the northern hemisphere.
This session invites submissions on HIV and mental health including stigma, advances in prevention, mental health service needs of HIV-positive people and their service providers, and North/Global South disparities in treatment and mental health services for persons who are infected with HIV. Research on programs seeking to improve service access in these areas is especially welcome.
Session Organizer:
James LINN, Optimal Solutions in Healthcare and International Development, USA
Posters:
574.1
Positive Social and Socio-Economic Transitions Associated with Antiretroviral Therapy Exposure and Adherence Among HIV-Positive People Who Use Illicit Drugs in Vancouver, Canada
Lindsey RICHARDSON, Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia, Canada; Evan WOOD, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Canada; Robert HOGG, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Canada; Silvia GUILLEMI, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Canada; Julio MONTANER, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Canada; Thomas KERR, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Canada; M-J MILLOY, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Canada
574.2
HIV Stigma, Sexual Disclosure, and the Law
Bronwen LICHTENSTEIN, University of Alabama, USA
574.3
Preventing the Rapid Spread of HIV Among Young Women in Sub Saharan Africa
Thabo . FAKO, University of Botswana, Botswana; James LINN, Optimal Solutions in Healthcare and International Development, USA
574.4
The Transformation of an HIV/Aids Social Movement in Northern Brazil: A Case Study of the State of Amazonas
Michele KADRI, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation--Leonidas e Maria Deane Research Center, Brazil
574.5
AIDS, Stigma and Vulnerability: The Role of the NGOs in Providing Support
Breno FONTES, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil; Luciane JARDIM, UNISINOS, Brazil
574.6
Enhancing the Ethical Turn in Prevention and Healthcare Services for Mental Healthcare and HIV-Positive Patients
Bilyana MARTINOVSKI, Stockholm University, Sweden
574.7
Law, Pragmatism and Legal Autonomy: The Problems of HIV/AIDS Public Policies in Brazil
Damaris RIBEIRO, Faculdade de Direito do Sul de Minas, Brazil; Rafael Lazzarotto SIMIONI, Abrasd, Brazil; Danielle Domingues de CARVALHO, FDSM Faculdade de Direito do Sul de Minas, Brazil
574.8
HIV Stigma and Coping in Romania
Florin LAZAR, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, Romania; Adrian LUCA, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Romania
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