Ending Stigma and Discrimination
Discrimination against people living with HIV is now illegal in the UK, but it stills happens, everyday. Many HIV positive people fear stigma and discrimination from those they tell about their HIV status, from their family, friends, in the workplace and in accessing services, such as healthcare and housing.
DHIVERSE has joined with other UK based NGOs to call on Gordon Brown to honour commitments to fund the fight against HIV, Malaria and TB on the eve of the Global Fund replenishment conference. This is key to achieving the promise of universal access to treatment, care and support by 2010.
At the G8 summit in June at which DHIVERSE campaigners joined thousands of others in lobbying for change - the world's leaders pledged to increase treble the size of the Global Fund to reach $8bn by 2010.
People with HIV in the UK are now able to lead longer and more active lives but the stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV often prevents people coming forward for testing and
Since December 2005 people living with HIV have been covered by the Disability Discrimination Act from the point of diagnosis.