Highlights

• Given recent advances in biomedical prevention, the global community has begun to seriously contemplate an AIDS-free generation for the first time in three decades

• Specific research strides include a solid evidence base of valid measures that capture multiple domains of stigma associated with HIV [7,8], including one measure showcased in this special issue

• There remains a need for empirically derived data, stigma and discrimination interventions have been developed and implemented in the field [9,10], as well as a comprehensive toolkit of stigma reduction activities [11], components of which are being tested as part of National Institutes of Health-supported research [12]

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Summary

Introduction

Given recent advances in biomedical prevention, the global community has begun to seriously contemplate an AIDS-free generation for the first time in three decades. There remains a need for empirically derived data, stigma and discrimination interventions have been developed and implemented in the field [9,10], as well as a comprehensive toolkit of stigma reduction activities [11], components of which are being tested as part of National Institutes of Health-supported research [12].

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