Irina Used Drugs and Became a Social Worker
September 15, 2016
Irina Starkova started to use drugs in 1980’s in Osh city in Kyrgyzstan. She tried all the drugs
Online application for Community-Based Research training
August 22, 2016
AFEW (International) is organising a community-based research programme. The programme consists of several trainings and a small grants fund for community- based research projects.
AFEW Cooperates in Co-infection Prevention and Harm Reduction EU project
August 17, 2016
AFEW became the collaborative partner of the Joint Action on HIV and Co-infection Prevention and Harm Reduction (HA-REACT) that addresses existing gaps in the prevention of HIV and other co-infections, especially tuberculosis and viral hepatitis, among people who inject drugs.
Starting Methadone after 18 Years of Using Drugs
August 16, 2016
44 years old Makhmad asked for support of the social workers of “Bridging the Gaps” program implemented in Qurghoonteppa city in Tajikistan after he experienced 18 years of injecting drugs and had several ineffective attempts of stopping using them.
Dutch Student Researched Families of People Who Use Injected Drugs in Ukraine
August 11, 2016
A qualitative study “Family members of the people who inject drugs should promote the positive image of harm reduction services” was made by the graduate student of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Sandra Hagoort, and AFEW in Ukraine.
International City Health Conference Open for Registration
July 27, 2016
City Health 2016 is the fifth edition of the conference. The conference is returning to the venue where City Health International was launched in 2012, the historic Guildhall, at the heart of the City of London.
European Hepatitis Awareness Week is Celebrated for the First Time
July 26, 2016
AFEW is joining the celebration of the First European Hepatitis Awareness Week on 25 – 29 July, the week of World Hepatitis Day, falling on 28 July this year.
Community-based research: the key population small grants fund AIDS2018
July 18, 2016
Towards the end of 2016, AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW) will release a call for proposals for community-based organizations to conduct research to benefit key populations living in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA).
Join AFEW in the European Networking Zone in Durban
July 13, 2016
AFEW booth is situated in the European Networking Zone that is hosted by The European AIDS Treatment Group, AIDS Action Europe and ECUO. ENZ is part of the Global Village, a space where activists and researchers from the community in Europe will present their work and projects.
AFEW Takes Part in 21st International AIDS Conference ‘ACCESS EQUITY RIGHTS NOW’
July 11, 2016
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.