At an ecumenical service, the World Council of Churches (WCC) issued a call to action focused on "reducing stigma and discrimination; increasing access to<unk>  services; defending human rights and ensuring testing and treatment for all, including children". The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America were all tested for<unk> /AIDS in order to raise awareness of the disease, and to promote testing for the pandemic. This has helped to reduce the stigma associated with<unk> /AIDS. Teams from Lutheran World Relief provide healthcare to people afflicted with<unk> /AIDs in Nairobi. Multiple months of drugs are provided to patients during their visits to Lutheran World Relief clinics. The Ministry Among People in Poverty (MAPP) Committee of the Evangelical Lutheran Church "encouraged all the bishops to support and be involved in local events on World<unk>  Day, Dec. 1, including raising awareness about<unk>  prevention, testing, treatment, care, stigma and discrimination." 93.1% of clergy, a study found, were willing to share their knowledge about<unk> /AIDS with their church congregations. Other Christian churches, such as the Lutheran Church and the United Church of Christ, actively distribute<unk> /AIDS medication and promote<unk> /AIDS testing, as well as prevention. According to the African Health Policy Network, the Synagogue Church Of All Nations led by televangelist Temitope Balogun Joshua, has encouraged individuals to cease taking<unk>  medication and solely rely on faith healing to cure the disease; the Hackney-based Centre for the Study of Sexual Health and<unk>  reports that several people have stopped taking their medication leading to a number of deaths. The Synagogue Church Of All Nations advertise an "anointing water" to promote God's healing, although the group deny advising people to stop taking medication.
Religion and HIV/AIDS
Catholic Church and HIV/AIDS
Circumcision and HIV
Sex and drugs
Alcohol and sex
Intimate partner violence and U.S. military populations
Types of rape
EP Europace