Belgium. Government, 2013. 33 p.
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Plan VIH 2014-2019
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Belgium. Government
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Since 30 September 2013, Belgium has a HIV Plan providing a commonly agreed framework for action against HIV/AIDS. The purposes of the Plan are: To reduce new cases of HIV infections while promoting the conditions for healthy and responsible sexuality; To encourage access to specialised HIV services and programmes for prevention, screening, care and quality support, within the framework of universal access to healthcare; To reduce all forms of stigma and discrimination, particularly those based on serostatus or health. The objectives of the Plan are: To reduce the transmission risk of HIV and other STIs in the general population and among the most exposed groups in particular, by combining available prevention strategies and tools; To increase the proportion of people infected with HIV who find out their serostatus at an early stage; To increase the proportion of people infected with HIV who are undergoing treatment and have an undetectable viral load; To enhance the quality of life and living conditions for persons living with HIV, particularly by improving the quality and accessibility of care and medical and psychosocial support; To reduce stigma and discrimination, not only based on serostatus and health, but also based on gender, sexual orientation and identity, national origin and related to drug use, sex work, etc.
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