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Opening up the HIV/AIDS epidemic : Guidance on encouraging beneficial disclosure, ethical partner counselling & appropriate use of HIV case-reporting
Health Systems
HIVAIDS
Description
This document is a follow-up to the Technical Consultation on Notification, Confidentiality and HIV/AIDS in Windhoek, and the International Consultation on HIV Reporting and Disclosure (Geneva), and draws from the expertise and input made at these meetings in an effort to offer assistance in answering these questions. It proposes that vital and effective steps towards opening up the HIV/AIDS epidemic involve the encouragement of beneficial disclosure, ethical partner counselling and the appropriate use of HIV case-reporting.