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The Paris Declaration - Page 2
Undertake in our national policies to
- protect and promote the rights of individuals, in particular those living with or most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, through the legal and social environment,
- fully involve non-governmental and community-based organizations as well as people living with HIV/AIDS in the formulation and implementation of public policies,
- ensure equal protection under the law for persons living with HIV/AIDS with regard to access to health care, employment, education, travel, housing and social welfare,
- intensify the following range of essential approaches for the prevention of HIV/AIDS:
- promotion of and access to various culturally acceptable prevention strategies and products, including condoms and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases,
- promotion of appropriate prevention education, including sex and gender education, for youth in school and out of school,
- improvement of women's status, education and living conditions,
- specific risk-reduction activities for and in collaboration with the most vulnerable populations, such as groups at high risk of sexual transmission and migrant populations,
- the safety of blood and blood products,
- strengthen primary health care systems as a basis for prevention and care, and integrate HIV/AIDS activities into these systems, so as to ensure equitable access to comprehensive care,
- make available necessary resources to better combat the pandemic, including adequate support for people infected with HIV/AIDS, non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations working with vulnerable populations.
