The primary barrier to getting men in Cote dâIvoire tested for HIV is fear â fear not of the disease itself, but of the social and economic consequences that a positive diagnosis could bring, new CCP research suggests.
The goal of the hackathon: To quickly brainstorm ideas for how to reduce the stigma of addiction, in this case among doctors and nurses and others in the health care system.
âEnding stigma and discrimination is essential to halting the spread of HIV,â says CCP's Beth Mallalieu. The successful program was used in Mozambique.