Stangl, AnneCarr, DaraBrady, LauraEckhaus, TraciClaeson, MariamNyblade, Laura2012-03-192012-03-192010978-0-8213-8449-7https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2492Although HIV prevalence in South Asia is relatively low, the epidemic is growing among marginalized groups, including sex workers, injection drug users, men who have sex with men, and transgender communities. Despite prevention and other efforts to reduce high-risk behaviors such as unprotected sex, buying and selling of sex, and injecting drug use, HIV vulnerability and risk remain high. This problem is partly due to a widespread failure to respond adequately to key social drivers of HIV: stigma and discrimination. Stigmatizing attitudes in the general population and discriminatory treatment by actors ranging from health providers to local policy makers intensify the marginalization of vulnerable groups at highest risk, driving them further from the reach of health services and much-needed prevention, treatment, care, and support. Daily harassment and abuse also cause health problems and adversely affect mental health, thereby leading to depression, social isolation, and an array of adverse socioeconomic outcomes related to HIV and AIDS. The South Asia Region Development Marketplace1 (SARDM) took an innovative and unique approach to addressing these gaps and needs through its 2008 development marketplace, "tackling HIV and AIDS stigma and discrimination." Part one of this reports describes key findings and lessons learned that emerged across the 26 implementers. Part two contains case studies for six of the implementers, offering a more in-depth look at the lessons and challenges of intervening against stigma and discrimination. Part three provides summaries of all 26 projects.CC BY 3.0 IGOABUSEACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMEADOLESCENTSADVOCACY CAMPAIGNADVOCACY CAMPAIGNSADVOCACY EFFORTSAIDAIDS AWARENESSAIDS CONTROLAIDS CONTROL PROJECTAIDS HIVAIDS PREVENTIONAIDS PROGRAMSAIDS STIGMAAWARENESS­RAISINGBEHAVIOR CHANGEBISEXUALCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCOMMUNITY ACTIONCOMMUNITY HEALTHCONDEMNATIONCONDOMCONDOM USECONDOMSCRIMEDECISION MAKINGDEPRESSIONDIGNITYDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATORY LAWSDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENTDISEASEDISEASESDISSEMINATIONDIVERSE GROUPSDOCTORSDRUG USERDRUGSECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEPIDEMICEPIDEMIOLOGYFAMILIESFAMILY GUIDANCE ASSOCIATIONFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY PLANNINGFAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATIONFATHERFEMALEFEMALE SEX WORKERSFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSGENDERGENDER INEQUALITYGLOBAL AIDS PROGRAMGOVERNMENT OFFICESGOVERNMENT SUPPORTHARM REDUCTIONHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALSHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH EXPERTSHEALTH MESSAGESHEALTH POLICIESHEALTH PROBLEMSHEALTH PROFESSIONALSHEALTH PROMOTIONHEALTH PROVIDERSHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH WORKERSHEALTHY LIFEHIGH-RISK BEHAVIORSHIVHIV INFECTIONHIV INFECTIONSHIV PREVENTIONHIV TRANSMISSIONHIV/AIDSHOSPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSHUMAN RIGHTSIMMUNODEFICIENCYINCLUSIONINJECTING DRUG USEINJECTING DRUG USERSINJECTION DRUGINJECTION DRUG USERSINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMENINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDSINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONINTERVENTIONJOBSJOURNALISTSLACK OF AWARENESSLACK OF CAPACITYLEGAL STATUSLOCAL AUTHORITIESMALARIAMASS MEDIAMEDICAL STAFFMEDICINEMENTALMENTAL HEALTHMINORITIESMINORITYNATIONAL AIDSNATIONAL AIDS CONTROLNATIONAL PRIORITYNEEDLESNURSINGOPINION LEADERSPEER EDUCATIONPERSONALITYPOLICY GUIDANCEPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL PARTYPOPULATION REFERENCE BUREAUPRACTITIONERSPRESS CONFERENCEPROGRESSPROSTITUTESPSYCHOLOGYPUBLIC DISCUSSIONPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC OPINIONQUALITY CONTROLQUANTITATIVE RESEARCHRADIORADIO PROGRAMRECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTIONREHABILITATIONRELIGIOUS LEADERSREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESPECTRIGHTS ORGANIZATIONSROLE MODELSRURAL AREASSCREENINGSELF-ESTEEMSENSITIVE ISSUESSENSITIVE SUBJECTSENSITIVE TOPICSSEXSEX WITH MENSEX WORKSEX WORKERSEX WORKER COMMUNITIESSEX WORKER ORGANIZATIONSSEX WORKERSSEXUAL ORIENTATIONSEXUALITYSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSSOCIAL CHANGESOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL ISOLATIONSOCIAL SERVICESOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL STRUCTURESOCIAL WORKSOCIETIESSOCIETYSPECIALISTSTEREOTYPESSTREET THEATERSUPPORT FOR PEOPLETABOOTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL SKILLSTECHNICAL SUPPORTTELEVISIONTHERAPYTOLERANCETRADITIONAL MEDIATRANSMISSIONTREATMENT SERVICESTUBERCULOSISTVUNAIDSUNPROTECTED SEXURBAN CENTERSVIOLENCEVOLUNTARY COUNSELINGVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSVULNERABLE POPULATIONSWASTEWOMANWORKPLACEWORTHYOUTHWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-8449-7