Stigma Index Database

The People Living with HIV Stigma Index provides a tool that measures and detects changing trends in relation to stigma and discrimination experienced by people living with HIV. In the initiative, the process is just as important as the product. It aims to address stigma relating to HIV while also advocating on the key barriers and issues perpetuating stigma - a key obstacle to HIV treatment, prevention, care and support. 

• http://www.stigmaindex.org/

Country case studies on how stigma impacts on the testing and care continuum: 

• Belarus: Challenging stigma and improving understanding of reproductive issues for women with HIV
• Estonia: Empowering People with HIV to better access and take advantage of health services
• Germany: Promoting and supporting community Testing. "Testhelden" at CSDs and street festivals
• Greece: Challenging dismissal and outdated employment practices
• Greece: Dealing with denialism undocumented migrants and suspicion of service providers
• Greece: People with HIV suffering breaches in confidentiality due to administrative changes in tax regime systems
• Greece: Complex entitlement regulations and processes can be disentangled with a client centred approach
• Poland: Supporting disclosure to support empowerment
• Portugal: Reducing stigma and increasing knowledge and confidence amongst primary healthcare workers to increase testing
• Ukraine: Overcoming HIV related stigma in the healthcare system: protection of human rights