As estimated by UNAIDS, 35 million people globally died of AIDS-associated diseases since the onset of the epidemic. People living with HIV die of tuberculosis, cancers, hepatitis… Meanwhile, there is no data on how many lives are lost to stigma. Today stigma is the strongest barrier for testing among those who are not aware of their status and for receiving services among people living with HIV.
Ukrainian activists strive for the prohibition on in vitro fertilisation for women living with HIV to be abolished. Currently, HIV is in the list of diseases, which are contraindications for IVF, approved by the MoH. In Western countries, IVF has been successfully delivered to women living with HIV for a long time.
23-26 July Movies That Matter will present four films in The Global Village that match the themes of the International AIDS Conference.
July 28 is the World Hepatitis Day. According to Irina Shestakova, chief external infectious disease specialist at the Russian Ministry of Health, the number of people infected with hepatitis C in the country may reach 5.8 million. Last year, only less than 0.2% of people with this disease received treatment.
According to the expert, children with a double diagnosis of HIV and tuberculosis do not have access to compulsory secondary education in Tajikistan.
Red Ribbon Day on May 16 2018, was a kick-off to a summer focused on HIV/AIDS which culminates with the International AIDS Conference AIDS 2018in Amsterdam, July 23-27. The events that took place during the day were aimed at raising awareness of the global AIDS epidemic, bringing people together and acknowledging the progress made in combatting the problem. Red ribbon symbolizes solidarity with people living with HIV and AIDS and was chosen as an appropriate symbol for this special day.
We Fight, We Hide or We Unite: Coping strategies amongst resilient harm reduction organisations and community networks in the context of shrinking space for civil society in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
In the recent study in 2017, the goal of the researchers was to determine the prevalence of HIV, hepatitis C, gonorrhoea and syphilis among people involved in sex work. Besides, they were able to analyse the key risks associated with HIV and to collect valuable information for advocacy and policy development.
This session, organized by AFEW Network, will offer an opportunity to share experience in strengthening community monitoring and involvement in service delivery: from grassroot to policy level.
22nd AIDS Conference AIDS 2018 is an event which is particularly important for the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia – the region where the HIV epidemic is still growing. Representatives of governmental, non-governmental and community-based organizations from Kyrgyzstan were active in submitting applications and abstracts as well as looking for support to participate in the conference. We spoke to some of the delegates heading to AIDS 2018 and asked them how they are going to present their country at the conference. We also talked about their expectations for this major international event in the area of HIV.
