HORIZONS
Meeting

Results of an Intervention Study Aimed at Reducing Stigma and Discrimination in Health Care Settings
Friday, 19 October 2007
10:30 am–12:00 pm
International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
1120 20th Street, Suite 500 North
Washington, DC 20036

In Vietnam, stigma and discrimination toward people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA) is recognized as a key barrier to successful HIV/AIDS programs, as evidence suggests that PLHA frequently suffer ill treatment in the community in general, and in health care settings in particular. The Institute for Social Development Studies (ISDS), the Horizons program/Population Council, and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) recently have completed operations research to test the impact of interventions to reduce hospital-based stigma and discrimination toward people living with HIV and AIDS, and improve quality of care in Vietnam.

Khuat Thi Hai Oanh, M.D., of ISDS, principal researcher of the study, presented key findings from the study and lessons learned about how best to reduce stigma and improve quality of care in the health care setting.

For additional information please contact: 
Horizons 
Population Council 
4301 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 280 
Washington, DC 20008
Telephone: +1 202 237 9400 
Facsimile: +1 202 237 8410 
E-mail: horizons@popcouncil.org 

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