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. 2022 Mar;25(3):e25893.
doi: 10.1002/jia2.25893.

Addressing stigma and discrimination at scale: uniting for a common vision while acknowledging local realities

Lucy Stackpool-Moore  1   2 , Sbongile Nkosi  3 , Princess Kasune Zulu  4 , Josie Presley  5 , Laura Ferguson  6
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Addressing stigma and discrimination at scale: uniting for a common vision while acknowledging local realities

Lucy Stackpool-Moore et al. J Int AIDS Soc. 2022 Mar.

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] J Int AIDS Soc. 2022 May;25(5):e25940. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25940. J Int AIDS Soc. 2022. PMID: 35633316 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Conflict of interest statement

LSM, SN, PKZ and LF declare no competing interests. JP works for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which supports the “getting to the heart of stigma initiative” of the IAS.

LSM, LF, JP, SN and PKZ conceptualized the argument. LSM wrote the draft. LF, JP, SN and PKZ commented and reviewed the viewpoint. LSM finalized the viewpoint.

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