Reducing Stigma and Discrimination in Hospitals: Positive Findings from India
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assess responses to hospital-based stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV. The collaboration aimed to develop and test tools and approaches to guide hospitals and other major medical institutions in upgrading their systems and services to provide timely, appropriate, and humane care for people living with HIV. A basic premise of the project was that establishing an environment free of stigma and discrimination required tailored interventions to protect the interests and well-being of both patients with HIV and staff. Therefore, individual and institutional factors needed to be addressed in order to improve care, including the knowledge and attitudes of hospital personnel, hospital policies and procedures, and services and supplies. R E S E A R C H S U M M A R Y Reducing Stigma and diScRimination in HoSpitalS: poSitive FindingS FRom india
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