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.
Yana Panfilova and Dany Stolbunov from the Ukrainian organization Teenergizer! will perform on 21 July in CREA Theater, Amsterdam. The performance will take place within AIDS 2018 Conference.
AFEW International co-signed the letter to the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte. This letter is a request to lead Dutch delegation at the UN High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis that will take place in New York on 26 September 2018.
AFEW International continues looking for possibilities of helping key populations at risk for HIV, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis and community organisations in the Russian Federation.
This workshop, organized by AFEW Network, will offer a unique opportunity to not just talk about migration, HIV and Key Populations but also to hear a real-life experience about migration. We will discuss the general situation on access to health for migrants and the political commitment within Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), the essential package for migrant health for EECA and the situation of migrant’s access to TB/ HIV programs specifically in Tajikistan.
AFEW International releases its 2017 Annual Report ‘Building Bridges Between East and West.’ The report highlights AFEW Network’s key activities in the
Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) remains the only region in the world where new HIV cases and AIDS deaths continue to grow rapidly. Therefore we, the team of regional community networks*, are joining forces in the campaign at AIDS 2018. Our slogan – Chase the virus, not people!
Sex-workers are one of the groups that are vulnerable to HIV. There are no government programs aimed at working with this category in Russia. According to Russian Federal Consumer Rights Protection and Human Health Control Service, over the past two years the way of sexual transmission of HIV has become more prominent: in 50.3% of instances, the positive status was received during heterosexual contacts.
