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Zero HIV Stigma Day

Is Taking Place On
July 21, 2023

Zero HIV Stigma Day

Is Taking Place On
July 21, 2023

Global movement uniting people, communities, and entire countries to raise awareness of HIV and take action to end HIV Stigma in all its forms.

Day of action featuring communities living with and affected by HIV, activists, clinicians, influencers, high-profile individuals, and civil society organizations across all sectors.

Global movement uniting people, communities, and entire countries to raise awareness of HIV and take action to end HIV Stigma in all its forms.

Day of action featuring communities living with and affected by HIV, activists, clinicians, influencers, high-profile individuals, and civil society organizations across all sectors.

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2023 Zero HIV Stigma Day Theme:

Our 2023 theme of Human First is meant to emphasize the human dimension of people living with and affected by HIV, because we are all Human First.

It Means…

We see the person before the virus, that a person living with HIV is first a human, they need to be recognized and acknowledged and they deserve every human right just like everyone. Any discrimination against people living with HIV should be seen as a human right violation.

2023 Zero HIV Stigma Day Theme:

Our 2023 theme of Human First is meant to emphasize the human dimension of people living with and affected by HIV, because we are all Human First.

It Means…

We see the person before the virus, that a person living with HIV is first a human, they need to be recognized and acknowledged and they deserve every human right just like everyone. Any discrimination against people living with HIV should be seen as a human right violation.

2023 Zero HIV Stigma Day Theme:

Our 2023 theme of Human First is meant to emphasize the human dimension of people living with and affected by HIV, because we are all Human First.

It Means…

We see the person before the virus, that a person living with HIV is first a human, they need to be recognized and acknowledged and they deserve every human right just like everyone. Any discrimination against people living with HIV should be seen as a human right violation.

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IAPAC

“Given persistent levels of HIV stigma experienced in health and other settings, IAPAC and partners launched a new global awareness day focused on ending HIV stigma in all its forms. We can only succeed in our efforts to end the global HIV pandemic if we end the gross violation of human rights that stigma represents for people living with and affected by HIV.”

JOSÉ M. ZUNIGA, PHD, MPH
PRESIDENT/CEO
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROVIDERS OF AIDS CARE

NAZ

“The only thing preventing us from ending all new HIV transmissions by 2030 is stigma. Normalising HIV, delivering high quality sex and relationships education to young people and promoting holistic care and support in bold and intentional ways is our collective responsibility. Countless activists like Prudence Mable have shown us the power of collective voice, courage and action to tackle HIV stigma. As we approach the first Zero HIV Stigma Day lets celebrate Prudence’s story as the legacy it should be.”

Parminder Sekhon
CEO Naz

Global HIV Collaborative

“I consider HIV stigma to be the trojan horse of prejudice and injustice. It is a destructive container for discrimination and bias – be it racial, sexual, gender, queer, differently-abled, impoverished or geographic – and it can be defeated with love, acceptance and respect for humanity and our diverse lived experiences. My beloved sister and comrade, Prudence Nobantu Mabele fought to end HIV by ending HIV stigma on all these fronts. She spoke for all of us. She fought for all of us. Her legacy is that she demonstrated how to stand in our truths, and she inspired all of us to fight for our dignity and our lives. Because she lived, we will end stigma one way or another, or like Prudence, we shall die fighting for the justice it denies.”

Dazon Dixon Diallo
Sisterlove
Global HIV Collaborative Member

Message From IAPAC

“Given persistent levels of HIV stigma experienced in health and other settings, IAPAC and partners launched a new global awareness day focused on ending HIV stigma in all its forms. We can only succeed in our efforts to end the global HIV pandemic if we end the gross violation of human rights that stigma represents for people living with and affected by HIV.”

JOSÉ M. ZUNIGA, PHD, MPH
PRESIDENT/CEO
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROVIDERS OF AIDS CARE

Message From NAZ

“The only thing preventing us from ending all new HIV transmissions by 2030 is stigma. Normalising HIV, delivering high quality sex and relationships education to young people and promoting holistic care and support in bold and intentional ways is our collective responsibility. Countless activists like Prudence Mable have shown us the power of collective voice, courage and action to tackle HIV stigma. As we approach the first Zero HIV Stigma Day lets celebrate Prudence’s story as the legacy it should be.”

Parminder Sekhon
CEO Naz

Message From Global HIV Collaborative

“I consider HIV stigma to be the trojan horse of prejudice and injustice. It is a destructive container for discrimination and bias – be it racial, sexual, gender, queer, differently-abled, impoverished or geographic – and it can be defeated with love, acceptance and respect for humanity and our diverse lived experiences. My beloved sister and comrade, Prudence Nobantu Mabele fought to end HIV by ending HIV stigma on all these fronts. She spoke for all of us. She fought for all of us. Her legacy is that she demonstrated how to stand in our truths, and she inspired all of us to fight for our dignity and our lives. Because she lived, we will end stigma one way or another, or like Prudence, we shall die fighting for the justice it denies.”

Dazon Dixon Diallo
Sisterlove
Global HIV Collaborative Member

Message From IAPAC

“Given persistent levels of HIV stigma experienced in health and other settings, IAPAC and partners launched a new global awareness day focused on ending HIV stigma in all its forms. We can only succeed in our efforts to end the global HIV pandemic if we end the gross violation of human rights that stigma represents for people living with and affected by HIV.”

JOSÉ M. ZUNIGA, PHD, MPH
PRESIDENT/CEO
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROVIDERS OF AIDS CARE

Message From NAZ

“The only thing preventing us from ending all new HIV transmissions by 2030 is stigma. Normalising HIV, delivering high quality sex and relationships education to young people and promoting holistic care and support in bold and intentional ways is our collective responsibility. Countless activists like Prudence Mable have shown us the power of collective voice, courage and action to tackle HIV stigma. As we approach the first Zero HIV Stigma Day lets celebrate Prudence’s story as the legacy it should be.”

Parminder Sekhon
CEO Naz

Message From Global HIV Collaborative

“I consider HIV stigma to be the trojan horse of prejudice and injustice. It is a destructive container for discrimination and bias – be it racial, sexual, gender, queer, differently-abled, impoverished or geographic – and it can be defeated with love, acceptance and respect for humanity and our diverse lived experiences. My beloved sister and comrade, Prudence Nobantu Mabele fought to end HIV by ending HIV stigma on all these fronts. She spoke for all of us. She fought for all of us. Her legacy is that she demonstrated how to stand in our truths, and she inspired all of us to fight for our dignity and our lives. Because she lived, we will end stigma one way or another, or like Prudence, we shall die fighting for the justice it denies.”

Dazon Dixon Diallo
Sisterlove
Global HIV Collaborative Member

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Tools And Resources

The following are tools and resources to help the global HIV community collectively mobilize to end HIV stigma.

Zero HIV Stigma Day Tool Kit
Zero HIV Stigma Day Merch
CDC
NIAID
The Well Project
UNAIDS
Zero HIV Stigma Day Logo

Tools And Resources

The following are tools and resources to help the global HIV community collectively mobilize to end HIV stigma.

Zero HIV Stigma Day Tool Kit
Zero HIV Stigma Day Merch
CDC
NIAID
The Well Project
UNAIDS