Internalised stigma as a barrier to HIV care

Nurse Ines Cano is a psychiatric nurse practitioner with over 20 years of experience in Belize's public healthcare system. She specializes in mental health care, counselling, with a strong focus on patient support, suicide prevention, and stigma reduction. Her work includes collaboration across the different departments at the Hospital level and community services to strengthen access to care. She is also engaged in strengthening the integration of mental health within HIV care and other public health services.