We would like to share the results of our work in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and also invite them to come to the next conference in Amsterdam. AFEW is asked to engage EECA in the AIDS 2018 conference, and for us it is very important that many people from the region will be present to show their key activities there.
Self-help group for HIV-positive women in Kyiv, Ukraine “Kyianka+” (transl. as “Kyiv city woman”) has got additional funding from Gilead Sciences Europe Ltd.
Participants of the Consultation will consider and endorse principles to guide the greater participation of vulnerable populations in building safe, secure and healthy communities in partnerships with police.
The report highlights AFEW’s key activities in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA). AFEW will continue providing technical assistance to national governments and improving the capacity of local civil society organisations.
AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW) is deeply concerned about the failure of the United Nations member states to explicitly address the HIV epidemic among key populations, especially among the people who use drugs, in their Political Declaration adopted on June 8 at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS.
According to the 2016 Global AIDS Update report released by the UNAIDS, HIV is still on the rise in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In 2015 there were 190 000 news HIV cases reported in the region among all age groups.
The position document clearly demonstrates the fact that as the whole world registers the decrease in the rates of HIV spreading and deaths due to AIDS, the situation in East Europe & Central Asia still stays grave.
Whilst AFEW’s social bureau provides services to all key populations, the majority of its clients consist of people who use drugs. None of those who use drugs holds a permanent job and almost all of them served time in prison.
For many years, people who use drugs in Ukraine, especially those younger than 18 years, have been facing serious barriers that prevent them from accessing support services.
From 19 till 21 April 2016, nearly 200 UN member states will come together to discuss the solution for the ‘world drug problem’. We spoke to Edo, whose voice will represent the voices of the drug user community during the UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs (UNGASS).
