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Social enablers

“Social enabler interventions” create an environment conducive to a rational HIV/AIDS response by addressing:  

  • restrictive laws and policies
  • stigma and discrimination
  • poverty
  • illiteracy
  • lack of social support
  • lack of protective or supportive laws and  policies for key populations
  • violence
  • political instability
  • hostile social  or law enforcement environments for key populations
  • co-morbid conditions that affect vulnerability (i.e. mental illnesses)
  • lack of knowledge about methods to prevent infection