The rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission in the Republic of Uzbekistan is approaching the zero mark. In 2017, only 11 cases of such transmission were documented or 0.3% of all the HIV cases registered.
Author: Olya Kulyk, ICF “AIDS Foundation East-West” (AFEW-Ukraine) Last year, AFEW-Ukraine gathered young activists of the project “Bridging
Leading up to and during AIDS 2018, AFEW International engaged in a range of activities to promote EECA at the conference and to promote the conference in EECA. An independent evaluator examined the impact of the implemented activities and factors that contributed to the successes and analyzed the challenges. In the report, you can read what were the key activities and lesson learned.
Ukraine has a high HIV prevalence with an estimated number of 240,000 people living with HIV in 2017.
Newly detected HIV cases in Tajikistan increased by 25% in 2010. Key populations most affected by HIV are
A total of 8,392 people living with HIV (PLHIV) were registered in the Kyrgyz Republic on 1 July
Ukraine has taken the path of legalizing medical cannabis. In two months, a petition registered on the Ukrainian parliament’s website has collected 25,000 signatures, which makes it mandatory for MPs to review it.
Today we are talking with AFEW International’s program manager Daria Alexeeva about the first results of ESF’s work, and what it takes to be awarded the small grant.
Starting from January 2019, AFEW International began to implement the project St. Petersburg and Bishkek – Key Populations and HIV & TB Prevention Priorities funded through the Aidsfonds under the PITCH. The project covers key populations and HIV and tuberculosis prevention priorities in St. Petersburg, Russia and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
AFEW International and Aidsfonds are reminding about their call for applications for emergency grants in the framework of the Emergency Support Fund for Key Populations. The application conditions have been slightly changed.
