Advice on culturally sensitive care and support for professionals
A broad range of professionals, both medical and non-medical, are involved in the treatment and care of people living with HIV:
doctors
nurses
social workers
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Conventional counseling strategies often work well with clients from ethnic minorities, yet some questions may be tricky for service providers from a different cultural background. Over the years, the intercultural team of the HIV-SAM Project has acquired a deep knowledge of the distinct cultural and social realities of the diverse communities of Sub-Saharan African migrants living with HIV. On request we offer advice to professionals on individual cases. We also give lectures on the topic.
Do you need advice on intercultural issues in service provision?
Contact Charles Ddungu, facilitator of the support groups
Want to know what the impact of Covid-19 has been on People living with HIV?
Enjoy reading the article of our ambassador My K. HA, Post Doctoral Researcher at the University of Antwerp, for all questions, remarks, please contact us on hivsam@itg.be
All-Together-for-Health (AT4H), also known as the HIV-SAM is dedicated to raising awareness of HIV testing, not only to promote the benefits for earlier HIV testing but most importantly to reduce late HIV diagnosis among affected populations in Belgium. Alongside hundreds of organizations participating in the European Testing Week, AT4H joins in the effort to increase …
Breach’s call for abstracts was prolonged till 7 October 2021. The abstracts can be presented at the HIV and SARS-CoV-2 hybrid symposium on 21 October 2021.
On behalf of our partners: Dear all, For the sixth time – second time sponsored by ViiV – we will organize the “Best Belgian papers on HIV” contest. Candidates who want to apply for the price need to submit their research work via a full peer reviewed paper to BREACH. Any professional working within the …
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If you want to get vaccinated against CORONA without appointment, without having to bring any papers, without any hustle, …check above mentioned locations and dates. Just go there and get rid of the risk of getting infected by Covid-19.
