Reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS on women

Reduce the stigmatization and discrimination of women regarding HIV infection:

· encourage countries where mandatory testing or routine HIV screening programmes exist to replace them with voluntary, confidential testing supported by counselling services;

· support programmes that work with families and communities of women with HIV/AIDS in order to reduce the likelihood that women will be ostracized due to their HIV status;

· plan and implement HIV/AIDS prevention interventions with sex workers, and support self-help and advocacy organizations for sex workers;

· review the impact of laws and regulations relating to prostitution on working conditions as well as on the ability of HIV/AIDS and STD prevention activities to operate effectively.