Stigma remains the Achilles’ heel in ending the HIV epidemic as it drives discrimination and inequity
across sectors of society, including healthcare, education, workplace and justice systems.
Themed “Creating a Stigma-Free Asia: Collaborating for Equity in HIV”, the Gilead Rainbow Academy
aims to deepen our understanding to intersectional socio-structural factors that impact
HIV-related stigma and inequity.
The Academy explores how public-private-community collaboration can overcome the remaining
roadblocks in stigma, and health equity in Asia to achieve the UNAIDS’ Fast Track 95-95-95 and Zero
Discrimination targets. It also seeks to reinforce the connectivity of HIV change makers – from
frontline workers, activists to community-based organizations (CBOs) – strengthen relationships with
like-minded organizations/ individuals, and in turn, accelerate efforts to end the HIV epidemic by
2030.
Stigma remains the Achilles’ heel in ending the HIV epidemic as it drives discrimination and
inequity across sectors of society, including healthcare, education, workplace and justice
systems.
Themed “Creating a Stigma-Free Asia: Collaborating for Equity in HIV”, the Gilead Rainbow
Academy aims to deepen our understanding to intersectional socio-structural factors that
impact HIV-related stigma and inequity.
The Academy explores how public-private-community collaboration can overcome the remaining
roadblocks in stigma, and health equity in Asia to achieve the UNAIDS’ Fast Track 95-95-95 and
Zero Discrimination targets. It also seeks to reinforce the connectivity of HIV change makers –
from frontline workers, activists to community-based organizations (CBOs) – strengthen
relationships with like-minded organizations/ individuals, and in turn, accelerate efforts to
end the HIV epidemic by 2030.
Here are the highlights from the 2-day program, held for the first time in Singapore on
5-6
June 2023:
