“This report highlights how HIV can impact on almost every aspect of a person’s life when they are living with an HIV diagnosis.
It shows how much poorer life can be, not just in terms of financial poverty, although this can be considerable, but also poorer in terms of social inclusion and life chances. The examples of where the Crusaid Hardship Fund in Scotland has been used to alleviate individuals’ circumstances illustrate just how pervasive poverty can be and how important the Fund is in alleviating the worst aspects of this.
- David Johnson, Director of Waverley Care
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Poverty and HIV: Findings from the Crusaid Hardship Fund
Poverty and HIV 2007
"...This is the first report that has been produced on poverty and HIV in Scotland and is the result of a successful working partnership
between Crusaid, Waverley Care and HIV Scotland. It clearly demonstrates that 25 years on in the history of the epidemic, HIV and poverty remain inter-linked..."
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Poverty and HIV 2006
"...It has been 3 years since the first Poverty and HIV Report: Lessons from the Hardship Fund 2003. Despite a consistent push from across HIV sector to keep HIV on the public and political agenda, many of the issues raised in the previous report still stand..."
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