24th of March marks World Tuberculosis day. The mortality rate of tuberculosis (TB) continues to decrease, but it is still one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Within the European region, most new TB cases and deaths are found in the Eastern European and Central Asian (EECA) countries.
Videos from AIDS 2018 and IAS 2017 Now Available in Russian. The IAS Educational Fund provides educational and
The International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), a global network of more than 180 NGOs that come together to promote drug policies that are based on human rights, human security, social inclusion and public health, express our disappointment with, and concerns about, the Ministerial Declaration ‘Strengthening our actions at the national, regional and international levels to accelerate the implementation of our joint commitments to address and counter the world drug problem’, adopted today in Vienna by the United Nations.
Sergey Bessonov from Bishkek is the head of the organization that protects the rights of people who use drugs – “Harm Reduction Network Association”. Sergey himself used drugs in the past. However, he admits that everyone has the right to make his own choice whether to stop using drugs or not. Below are some of Sergey’s thoughts in direct speech.
The executive director of AFEW-Kyrgyzstan Natalya Shumskaya is talking about the successes and challenges of the organisation in 2018 and the new demands for 2019.
It is especially important to talk about stigma and discrimination today while observing Zero Discrimination Day. We, at AFEW Network are supporting UNAIDS in highlighting the urgent need to take action against discriminatory laws. Working in Eastern Europe and Central Asia for almost 20 years, we are taking actions from our side as well.
The executive director of International Charitable Foundation “AIDS Foundation East-West” (AFEW-Ukraine) Olena Voskresenska is telling about the main achievements of organisation in 2018 and its plans for 2019.
The theme of the 6th conference is the interface between prison health systems and wider national health systems, with a focus on policies and practices.The aim of the conference is to share good practice and promote international cooperation to improve the quality of healthcare for people in prisons. The conference is aimed at researchers, public health specialists, healthcare providers, commissioners and policy makers working to meet the health needs of people in prisons within Europe.
AFEW International executive director Anke van Dam sums up the results of 2018 and gives introduction of AFEW activities for the upcoming year of 2019.
In many countries, different key populations unite. They do it for the better representation of their interests in the development of public policy. This is often the alliance within one community, and less frequently – of several communities.
