International Consortium for Research and Action Against health-related Stigma (ICRAAS)

Introduction
The International Consortium for Research and Action Against health-related Stigma (ICRAAS) was established in November 2004. It was an initiative of participants of an international Workshop on Health-Related Stigma and Discrimination, held in The Netherlands.

The central aim of the ICRAAS is to reduce health-related stigma and its harmful consequences, including discrimination and social exclusion. ICRAAS builds on the existing body of research and implementation experiences of its consortium partners. It aims to deepen understanding of stigma processes and develop measurement tools and stigma reduction strategies through sharing, combining and exchanging knowledge and expertise and through collaborative future research and actions on health-related stigma and discrimination.

Objectives
Key research themes
2004 Research workshop on health-related stigma and discrimination

Structure
The ICRAAS consists of:

• a steering committee (SC)
• a secretariat
• a membership body

Working groups will be set up to develop particular areas of work. The secretariat will support the work of the SC and the working groups. Three working groups will do the core of the work, each dealing with the key research themes. Depending on their expertise and interest, all members of the ICRAAS can become a member of a working group.

Interim Steering Committee members
Prof. Gus Baker (LSTM)
Dr. Ginny Bond (LSHTM) / ZAMBART
Dr. Hugh Cross (American Leprosy Missions)
Prof. A.N. Chowdhury (University of Calcutta)
Dr. Harriet Deacon (University of Cape Town)
Ms. Sudha Ganapathy (Tuberculosis Research Centre, India)
Dr. Miriam Heijnders (KIT)
Prof. Judith Justice (University of California)
Prof. Jessie Mwambo (Kilimanjaro Medical College)
Dr. Laura Nyblade (ICRW)
Mr. Jose Ramirez Jr. (IDEA International)
Prof. Norman Sartorius (World Psychiatric Association)
Prof. Graham Scambler (University College London)
Dr. Wim van Brakel (KIT)
Prof. Mitchell Weiss (STI)

ICRAAS Dgroup
This is an online working forum for ICRAAS members. People who are interested in and support the objectives of ICRAAS can request to join the forum by visiting the ICRAAS Dgroup website and clicking on `join.´

Contact
Email: Wim van Brakel

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