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Religion and faith

Some faith groups have responded excellently to HIV and provide an important source of comfort, friendship and practical support. However, some faith leaders and faith groups can themselves be a source of stigma.

A number of organisations work to raise awareness of HIV in faith groups and to provide support to people with HIV who have a faith. Just a few of these organisations are listed below.

African Advocacy Foundation (Muslim HIV Peer Support Group)

Catholics for AIDS Prevention and Support (CAPS)

NAZ

Positive Catholics

HIV, stigma & discrimination

Published January 2018

Last reviewed January 2018

Next review January 2021

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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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