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HIV/AIDS
Harm reduction
HIV prevention and health promotion in prisons
HIV prevention and health promotion among sex workers
Access to Treatment
Drug Demand Reduction
HIV/AIDS sites (NIS region)
AIDS Information Site (rus)
This sites contains information for medical professionals, people living with
HIV/AIDS, and non-governmental organisations working in the field of HIV/AIDS.
AIDS infoshare (rus)
AIDS infoshare’s site represents one of the largest collections of Russian language
literature available on the Internet, and includes a database of organisations
working in the field of HIV/AIDS.
All Ukrainian Network of People Living with
HIV (rus/eng/ukr)
European Centre on Health of Societies
in Transition (ECOHOST) (eng)
ECOHOST provides research results covering an array of public health problems
facing former communist countries of Europe related to the transition to market
economies.
HIV/AIDS and the World of Work
(eng/rus)
International Labour Organization Subregional Office for Eastern Europe
and Central Asia HIV/AIDS page
Infoplus (eng/rus)
Online HIV/AIDS journal.
Resource centre for the study of HIV/AIDS policy (rus)
The Resource Centre has several analytical sections covering current situation overviews and suggesting conclusions and recommendations – supported by statistics, legislative acts, research and analysis, as well as Russian and international experiences and best practices – all presented in a searchable database. Target audience: federal and regional authorities, individuals interested in discussing, developing and implementing effective HIV/AIDS strategies: business leaders, civil society activists, media professionals.
International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Ukraine
(eng/rus)
This site contains news, a database of Ukrainian organisations, a library of
International AIDS Alliance publications, and a forum.
Republic AIDS Prevention Centre – Belarus
(eng)
Russian HIV Response Network
«Российская сеть по борьбе с ВИЧ-инфекцией» (rus)
This site features regularly updated world news on HIV/AIDS, and a collection of governmental protocols, orders and other official documents, as well as documents from international organisations.
Siberian initiative
(rus/eng)
Non-governmental organization whose goal is to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS
through information, training and counseling projects. About Siberian initiative,
projects, publications, links.
UNAIDS – Belarus (eng)
HIV/AIDS and the World of Work,
International Labour Organisation, Sub-regional Office for Eastern Europe and
Central Asia page(eng/rus)
«Шаги» (rus)
This site provides access to AIDS infoshare's journal ‘Shagi’. ‘Shagi’ (‘Steps’) is a journal for people living with HIV/AIDS and their loved ones and includes discussions of issues related to HIV/AIDS, STIs and drug use.
HIV/AIDS (outside of NIS)
AIDS Education Global Information System
(eng)
Through their keyword-searchable knowledgebase, AEGiS offers cutting edge information
via HIV/AIDS specific publications and news sources from around the world. In
addition, an array of reference materials are offered. As new aspects of HIV/AIDS
arise, AEGiS will continue to extend its efforts towards the dissemination of
potentially life saving information.
Australasian Society for HIV Medicine
(eng)
ASHM is Australia's peak organization representing medical practitioners and
health professionals working in HIV and related disease areas. The Society incorporated
in 1990 and maintains a membership in the vicinity of 750. Over time the organization
has shifted from a focus on educating its members to focusing on the education
of the broader health sector. In 2000 ASHM also became formally involved in
the provision of hepatitis C education.
Directory of Technical and Managerial
Resources for HIV/AIDS Programmes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (eng)
Registration required.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis
and Malaria (eng)
This site provides news and information about the Global Fund to Fight AIDS
Tuberculosis and Malaria.
GlobalHealthReporting.org (eng)
provides journalists and others with the latest information on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
HIV InSite (eng)
Comprehensive, up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention
and policy from the University of California at San Francisco
International Antiretroviral Evaluation Center
(IATEC) (eng)
IATEC, one of the world's leading organizations for clinical research into prevention
and treatment of HIV and other viral infections, was established in 1999. IATEC
has nurtured its international network of lead investigators from the roots
of a national network of HIV/AIDS (NATEC) in the Netherlands, which has been
operational since 1990. IATEC is a professional organization with a clearly
defined structure and combines an academic interest in innovative clinical research
with adherence to the highest ethical and regulatory standards.
National Center for HIV,
STD and TB Prevention, Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Center for Disease
Control (CDC) (eng)
This site provides information from basic facts for the general population to
information on evidence based approaches and tools for professionals.
PubMed (eng)
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over
12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science
journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and
other related resources.
TPAA (eng)
Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS (TPAA) is an independent, non-governmental organization that leverages the political, civic, scientific, and economic resources of North American, European, and Eurasian partners to combat the rapid and devastating spread of HIV/AIDS in Russia, Ukraine and neighboring countries
UNAIDS (eng)
Official site of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
UNAIDS (rus/eng)
Official site of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Russia
WHO
(eng)
This page provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, news and
events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes
and offices working on HIV/AIDS topic. Also shown are links to related web sites
and topics.
WHO Department of HIV/AIDS
(eng)
This is the official page of the WHO Department of HIV/AIDS.
Harm Reduction Sites (NIS region)
Всеукраинская Ассоциация Снижения Вреда
/ All Ukrainian Harm Reduction Association(rus)
This site contains one of the largest collections of Russian language literature
on Harm Reduction
Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (rus/eng)
The mission of the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network is to support, develop and advocate for harm reduction approaches in the field of drugs, HIV, public health and social exclusion by following the principles of humanism, tolerance, partnership and respect for human rights and freedoms. On the Network's webpage you can find regional news, information about the Network, links and articles on harm reduction, advocacy, substitution treatment, sex work and harm reduction, prisons and harm reduction.
DrugScene (rus)
Information resource about harm reduction - news, articles by subject (law,
society, economics, health).
International Harm Reduction
Development (rus/eng)
Responding to increasing rates of drug use and HIV infection in Eastern Europe
and the former Soviet Union, the Open Society Institute (OSI) began the International
Harm Reduction Development (IHRD) program in 1995. IHRD is part of OSI's Network
Public Health Programs and works in close cooperation with the Drug
Policy Alliance. About IHRD, publications, conferences, links.
No Drugs (rus)
Information resource about drugs and addiction. Articles and reader's letters.
"Poryatunok"
(rus)
"Poryatunok" (Kremenchug, Ukraine) is a non-governmental social institution
- HIV/AIDS prevention among drugusers and sex workers. About organization, articles
about HIV/AIDS and methadone.
Pozitive.aids.ru
(rus)
This site is designed specifically for people living with HIV.
Real World (rus)
Non-governmental youth social institution of Svetlogorsk (Belarus). The goal
is to prevent HIV/AIDS among drug users.
Return to life (RTL) (rus)
Non-profit organization. About RTL, articles, forum, links
Saint-Petersburg foundation
for social and medical programs "Humanitarian Action" (rus/eng)
Combined medical social and psychological help for street children, HIV and
hepatitis B and C among intravenous drug users, preventive help programs for
girls and young ladies involved in commercial sex-business, educational activities,
trainings for the personnel of existing harm reduction projects working in Russian
Federation. About the foundation, bus needle exchange, life stories, Photo Gallery.
Vozvraschenie (rus)
Non-governmental organization "Vozvraschenie" ("Return").
Research and programs aimed to help drug users. Materials about organization
and its activities.
Vredno.ru (rus)
Information resource about addictions. "Harm reduction" section. World
news.
http://www.aidsprint.ru/ (rus)
This site was created by the Association ‘Dom’ and provides selected materials
created by Russian NGOs working in the field of HIV/AIDS.
Harm Reduction Sites (Outside of NIS)
The Atlanta Harm Reduction
Center (eng)
The Atlanta Harm Reduction Center is a street outreach program dedicated to
impacting and empowering drug users in the fight against HIV, other infectious
disease and stigma. About AHRC, news and events, articles, FAQ, photo gallery.
"The Body"
(eng)
HIV and AIDS information resource. Section "Harm Reduction". Articles.
The Canadian Harm Reduction
Network (eng)
The Canadian Harm Reduction Network is the meeting place for individuals and
organizations across Canada dedicated to reducing the social, health and economic
harms associated with drugs and drug policies. About the network, news, articles,
links, discussion board.
The Centre for Harm Reduction (Australia)
(eng)
The aim of organization - to promote the philosophy and practice of harm reduction
in Victoria and Australia, regionally and globally, through research, training,
program development and advocacy. About the center, projects, publications.
DanceSafe (eng)
DanceSafe is a nonprofit, harm reduction organization promoting health and safety
within the rave and nightclub community. About DanceSafe, articles, news, useful
links.
Exchange Supplies
(eng)
Information resource about harm reduction - news, conferences, safe injections,
overdose, etc. Articles and links.
The Harm Reduction Coalition (HRC)
(eng)
HRC is committed to reducing drug-related harm among individuals and communities
by initiating and promoting local, regional, and national harm reduction education,
interventions, and community organizing. Materials for drug users and harm reduction
specialists: news, articles, useful links.
Harm Reduction in Black
(eng)
Harm Reduction in Black - information about organization, news, articles, links.
The Harm Reduction Project
(eng)
The Harm Reduction Project advocates for drug policy reform and works for the
enhancement of services available to marginalized populations. Our mission is
to reduce the harm associated with marginalized behavior. Information about
the project, programs, useful links.
The Harm Reduction Training Institute (HRTI)
(eng)
HRTI is the first national (USA) training center focused exclusively on harm
reduction. Its staff and consultants are skilled trainers with extensive experience
in the field. Information about the Institute.
International Harm Reduction Association
(eng)
About IHRA, news, articles, conferences, links, information about drugs.
The Mainline foundation (eng)
The Mainline foundation is an independent non governmental organisation, which
strives to improve the health and quality of life of drug users. Information
about Mainline.
North American Syringe Exchange Network
(eng)
The site is dedicated to the creation, expansion and continued existence of
syringe exchange programs as a proven method of stopping the transmission of
blood borne pathogens in the injecting drug using community. Articles and news.
Overdose prevention
(eng)
Overdose prevention, first aid.
Positive Change
(eng)
The Chicago Recovery Alliance. Harm reduction outreach program, information
about safe injections, overdose, hepatitis, etc.
Prevention Point Philadelphia
(PPP) (eng)
Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP) is a non-profit, public health organization
committed to protecting the health and welfare of injection drug users and sexworkers.
Using a harm reduction approach to public health, PPP operates innovative programs
and services designed to prevent the spread of HIV and other blood-borne diseases
and reduce other drug-related harm among these high-risk and underserved populations.
Push Harm Reduction
(eng)
This Web Site is dedicated to the dissemination of information about Harm Reduction
philosophy and Harm Reduction interventions. Articles and links.
RaveSafe (eng)
RaveSafe is an informal group of people who research and distribute information
that is of interest to the rave community. Information about common street,
dance and over-the-counter drugs, and the risks associated with them. News,
articles, links.
Steribox (English, French,
Spanish)
The Steribox website aims to inform and reduce the risks linked to intravenous
drug use.
It provides information for IV drug users, health professionals, harm reduction
specialists, researchers.
The United Kingdom Harm Reduction Alliance
(UKHRA) (eng)
UKHRA is a campaigning coalition of drug users, health and social care workers,
criminal justice workers and educationalists that aims to put public health
and human rights at the centre of drug treatment and service provision for drug
users. About the Alliance, links, mail discussion lists.
WHO Harm Reduction
(eng)
This page provides basic information on the harm reduction and links to key
documents.
Sites on HIV Prevention and Health Promotion Prisons (NIS region)
Kaliningrad Regional Youth Social
Institution "Osvobozhdenie"(rus)
Information about HIV/AIDS, drug addiction, prisons and related problems. Press-releases
about other social institutions, their contacts and links.
Moscow Center for Prison Reform
(rus)
About the center, Russian penitentiary system, mass media about prisoners, Russian
NGOs working on prison problems.
Prison Initiative (rus/eng)
The Steering Committee of CEE-NIS-HRN created
this web site with the purpose of giving you an opportunity to learn more about
the experience of the projects working in prisons and to exchange information
and experience. The general subject of materials of this web site is the HIV/AIDS
prevention among drug users in prisons, but here you can get acquainted with
the prison's legislative base and the human rights protection, health programs,
psychosocial adaptation and rehabilitation of prisoners of other countries.
Project "Imena +"
(eng)
Зона (rus)
Комитет исполнения наказаний МВД Республики
Беларусь (rus)
Международный благотворительный фонд
по содействию здоровью в тюрьмах (rus)
Министерство юстиции Российской Федерации.
Главное управление исполнения наказаний (rus)
Московский Центр помощи заключенным и их
семьям (rus)
Украинский национальный портал по вопросам ВИЧ/СПИД, наркомании и сексуального здоровья. (rus)
Sites on HIV Prevention and Health Promotion Prisons (Outside of NIS)
The American
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (eng)
ACLU is a guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities
to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all
people in the USA by the Constitution and laws.
Arizona Department
of Corrections (eng)
The Body
(eng)
"The Body" - HIV and AIDS information resource. Section "Prisoners
and HIV/AIDS". Articles by topics: Statistics, Women With HIV in Prison,
Legal Issues for HIV-Positive Prisoners, Treatment, Resources/Events.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics
(eng)
California Prison Focus (eng)
Website of California Prison Focus, its committees and the community of groups
working to stop human rights violations, improve medical care and end long-term
isolation in California's prisons.
The Canadian
HIV/AIDS Legal Network (eng/fr)
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is based in Montreal (Quebec), Canada. It
is the only national, community-based, charitable organization in Canada working
exclusively in the area of policy and legal issues raised by HIV/AIDS. Section
"HIV/AIDS in Prisons" - documents from 1995 to the present on issues
related to HIV in prisons.
CDC Fact Sheets on
Drug Users in the US Criminal Justice System (eng)
The European Network for Drug and HIV/AIDS
Services in Prison (ENDSP) (eng)
About ENDSP, list of publications, newsletter "Connections" (.pdf
format).
Health in Prisons (eng)
This website describes a developing health-promoting network for the European
region of the World Health Organization: the Health in Prisons Project. About
the project, publications, news and events.
HIV & Hepatitis Education Prison
Project (eng)
Brown University's HIV & Hepatitis Education Prison Project (USA). News,
articles, links.
HIV+ Magazine
(eng)
"HIV in Prison" - special report (January 2000).
International Centre
for Prison Studies - ICPS (eng/rus)
The International Centre for Prison Studies seeks to assist governments and
other relevant agencies to develop appropriate policies on prisons and the use
of imprisonment. It carries out its work on a project or consultancy basis for
international agencies, governmental and non-governmental organizations. About
ICPS, Prison Healthcare News.
Medical
Advocates for Social Justice (eng)
National AIDS and Prisons Forum (NAPF)
(eng)
NAPF was formed in 1990 to challenge the discrepancy between policy and practice
in relation to HIV (and other blood-borne virus) prevention, care and treatment.
About NAPF, articles, links.
National Commission on Correctional Health
Care (eng)
National Institute of Corrections. US Department
of Justice (eng)
Osborne Association (New York)
(eng)
The Osborne Association (New York) operates a broad range of treatment, educational,
and vocational services for people involved in the adult criminal and juvenile
justice systems, including prisoners and former prisoners, their children, and
other family members. Information about Osborne Association programs.
Prison Activist Resourse Center
(eng)
Prison Health Care
(eng)
Educational project funded by the Stanford School of Medicine Arts and Humanities
Medical Scholars Program. Opinions of various experts in prison health care
and prison rights (including physicians, advocates, community educators, lawyers
and prisoners themselves).
Prisoner's HIV/AIDS Support Action Network
(eng)
PASAN (Canada) is a community-based network of prisoners, ex-prisoners, organizations,
activists and individuals working together to provide advocacy, education, and
support to prisoners on HIV/AIDS and related issues. About PASAN, books and
articles (pdf format).
Sites on HIV Prevention and Health Promotion among Sex Workers (NIS region)
http://www.sex-xes.ru/ (rus)
This site was created by ‘AIDS infoshare’ and is designed for people who use
the services of sex workers.
http://www.csw-project.ru
(rus)
This site, created by ‘AIDS infoshare’, is designed for organisations that work
with sex workers, and contains a library, glossary and a forum.
Sites on HIV Prevention and Health Promotion among Sex Workers (Outside of
NIS)
Bay Area Sex Worker Advocacy Network (BAYSWAN)
(eng)
BAYSWAN is a collaborative project providing information for sex workers and
about the sex industries. BAYSWAN links sex workers and others to resources
provided by sex workers' organizations.
The Body
(eng)
The Body - AIDS and HIV information resource. Section "Sex Workers and
HIV/AIDS" - articles and links to other resources.
ELDIS (eng)
ELDIS is a gateway to information on development issues, providing free and
easy access to wide range of high quality online resources. ELDIS provides summaries
and links to online documents. ELDIS offers a directory of websites, databases,
library catalogues and email discussion lists. Section "Sex Workers"
- a literature and websites review on HIV/AIDS and prostitution.
EUROPAP (eng)
Europap is a network across 18 Western and Central European countries, linking
over 400 specialist health projects, sex workers' projects and social support
programs. The members of our network include health and other project staff,
sex workers and academics across Europe working on HIV prevention and other
health and safety issues.
European Network Male Prostitution
(eng)
European Network Male Prostitution offers support, advice and assistance to
policy makers, funders, service providers and male sex workers. About projects,
publications, links.
H.I.P.S. - Helping Individual Prostitutes
Survive (eng)
HIPS' mission is to assist female, male, and transgendered individuals engaging
in sex work in Washington, DC in leading healthy lives. Utilizing a harm reduction
model, HIPS' programs strive to address the impact that HIV/AIDS, STIs, discrimination,
poverty, violence and drug use have on the lives of individuals engaging in
sex work. Information about project.
Harvard
School of Public Health (eng)
Section "Research Library: HIV/AIDS: Sex Workers - Trafficking" -
articles.
Walnet (eng)
The Walnet Insitute website houses the Commercial Sex Information Service, The
Sex Workers Alliance of Vancouver, The Network of Sex Work Projects and others.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis
and Malaria (eng)
This site provides news and information about the Global Fund to Fight AIDS
Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Health Action International (eng)
HAI is a non-profit, global network of health, development, consumer and other
public interest groups in more than 70 countries working for a more rational
use of medicinal drugs. HAI represents the interests of consumers in drug policy
and believes that all drugs marketed should be acceptably safe, effective, affordable
and meet real medical needs.
International HIV Treatment Access
Coalition (eng)
ITAC is a coalition of partner organizations including people living with HIV/AIDS
and their advocates, NGOs, governments, foundations, the private sector, academic
and research institutions and international organizations. ITAC aims to mobilize
and augment its partners' efforts to increase affordability, availability and
uptake of HIV treatments.
MSF Campaign for Access
to Essential Drugs (eng)
This site provides news and information about the international campaign for
greater access to essential medicine including antiretroviral therapy.
USAID Funded Drug Demand Reduction Program in Uzbekistan, Tajikistana nd the Ferghana Valley Region of Kyrgyzstan (rus/eng)
Official site of USAID Funded Drug Demand Reduction Program in Uzbekistan, Tajikistana nd the Ferghana Valley Region of Kyrgyzstan
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