Representatives of AFEW International and AFEW Kyrgyzstan have contributed towards a rapid review of peer involvement of people who use drugs in HIV and harm reduction services in low- and middle-income countries.
Rostov regional public organization for the prevention of socially significant diseases “Kovcheg-Anti-AIDS” conducted a study “HIV and labor migrants in the Southern Region.
Check out the newly published article on treatment for latent tuberculous infection ” ‘Reservoir of infection’ or ‘fount
Leading up to and during AIDS 2018, AFEW International engaged in a range of activities to promote EECA at the conference and to promote the conference in EECA. An independent evaluator examined the impact of the implemented activities and factors that contributed to the successes and analyzed the challenges. In the report, you can read what were the key activities and lesson learned.
Background There are an estimated 80,100 female sex workers (FSWs) in Ukraine, of whom 7% are living with
According to a bio-behavioral research conducted in Ukraine every two years with the support from the ICF “Alliance for Public Health”, men who have sex with men, is a group where the prevalence of HIV continues to grow. Thus, in Kyiv at the end of 2015 – the beginning of 2016, the prevalence of HIV among MSM was 15%.
In response to the rapidly increasing number of new HIV infections in the WHO European Region, the action plan for the health sector response to HIV in WHO European Region was endorsed at the 66th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in September 2016. From December 2017 to April 2018, the WHO Regional Office for Europe collected good practices in implementation of the action plan and compiled them in this compendium.
Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an antiretroviral method of HIV prevention recommended to men who have sex with men (MSM) at high risk of infection. In Kazakhstan, which has one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics globally, PrEP is not currently available. The aim of this study is to explore the possibilities for PrEP initiatives in Kazakhstan by investigating awareness and acceptability of this prevention method among MSM. This mixedmethods study employs an online survey and qualitative interviews to describe PrEP awareness and acceptability. Less than half (39.8%) of survey participants had heard of PrEP.
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
The five TB “Key Asks” announced by stakeholders and communities are priority actions that have been developed through a combined extensive engagement with the global TB stakeholders and communities, including UN agencies, high-burden TB countries, donors, civil society, people affected by TB, and the private sector.
