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UNAIDS DATA 2020
With the end of 2020 approaching, the latest data from countries show both progress and challenges. As the complex reality of HIV epidemics is increasingly understood, more HIV responses are sharpening their ability to identify gaps and develop strategies to reach people who are being left behind. However, too few countries have taken sufficient action to reach the interim milestones, leaving the…
2020 Global AIDS Update — Seizing the moment — Tackling entrenched inequalities to end epidemics
UNAIDS report on the global AIDS epidemic shows that 2020 targets will not be met because of deeply unequal success; COVID-19 risks blowing HIV progress way off course. Missed targets have resulted in 3.5 million more HIV infections and 820 000 more AIDS-related deaths since 2015 than if the world was on track to meet the 2020 targets. In addition, the response could be set back further, by 10…
COVID-19 crisis impact on access to health services for sex workers in Europe and Central Asia
This assessment on the impact of COVID-19 on sex workers’ access to health services in Europe and Central Asia was developed by the International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe (ICRSE) and the Sex Workers’ Rights Advocacy Network (SWAN) through consultations with their memberhips.
This resource was developed as part of a monitoring exercise to document the impact of COVID-19…
EATG Rapid Assessment: COVID-19 crisis’ Impact on PLHIV and on Communities Most Affected by HIV
This rapid assessment aims to document in a structured manner the perceptions of people living with and affected by HIV and that of organisations providing services to affected communities about the way in which COVID-19 impacts their health, well-being and access to HIV related prevention, treatment and care. This assessment has its limitations and biases (little time to develop the tool,…
AFEW International Report "Interruption and Innovation"
AFEW International released the COVID-19 report “Interruption and Innovation” with an overview of disruptions of and responses to prevention, treatment and care for key populations at risk for HIV, TB and viral hepatitis due to Covid-19 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
The purpose of this document, commissioned by AFEW International, is to provide an overview of the impact of the pandemic…
A brief guide to monitoring anti-trans violence
On this International Trans Day of Visibility (TDoV), TGEU, in collaboration with partner organisations, is publishing the booklet “A brief guide to monitoring anti-trans violence” in English and Russian.
Given the present challenging circumstances and growing concerns around COVID-19, TGEU is concerned about the human rights of trans and gender-diverse communities. This guide serves as a tool to…
Policy Demands: The impact of COVID-19 on sex workers in Europe and Central Asia and recommendations for Policy Makers
The International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe (ICRSE), a network of more than 100 organisations supporting sex workers has published its demands to European institutions and national governments, including emergency income replacement, a moratorium on fines, arrests and prosecution related to sex work and immigration status, access to health care for all and regularisation of…
Rights in the time of COVID-19 — Lessons from HIV for an effective, community-led response
We are facing an unpredictable and highly dynamic situation as a global community. However, as we have seen from the solidarity, support and power of communities in the HIV epidemic and already in communities responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the response must not be fear and stigma.
What people living with HIV need to know about HIV and COVID-19
COVID-19 is a serious disease and all people living with HIV should take all recommended preventive measures to minimize exposure to, and prevent infection by, the virus that causes COVID-19. As in the general population, older people living with HIV or people living with HIV with heart or lung problems may be at a higher risk of becoming infected with the virus and of suffering more serious…
Preparedness, preventionand control of COVID-19 in prisons and other places of detention
The guidance provides useful information to staff and health care providers working in prisons, and to prison authorities. It explains how to prevent and address a potential disease outbreak and stresses important human rights elements that must be respected in the response to COVID-19 in prisons and other places of detention. Access to information and adequate health care provision, including…
Spotlight: HIV–related discrimination against women and girls
Across the world, gender inequality, violence, poverty and insecurity continue to stoke excessive HIV risk among women and girls, especially those in marginalized and excluded communities.
Femifesto in Support of Sex Workers’ Rights
The signatories of this online manifesto, who are women’s rights, feminist, and sex workers’ rights organisations and collectives, express support for sex workers’ self-determination and the recognition of sex work as work. With women’s rights, reproductive rights and gender equality threatened across Europe and Central-Asia, the signatories are in solidarity with sex workers, who face myriad…
Civil Society Monitoring of Harm Reduction in Europe, 2019
This monitoring report covers certain areas of drug policy and practice produced by Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network (C-EHRN). The purpose of this report is to enrich the information and knowledge base of harm reduction interventions in Europe from the viewpoint of civil society organisations, meaning organisations that directly work for, and with, people who use drugs. We believe…
Women and HIV. Accepting the Challenge (video)
The Conference “Empowering Women Living with HIV in Eastern Europe” took place on November 22-24, 2019 in Minsk, Belarus. The conference in Minsk gave the participants a feeling of strength and inspiration, support and sisterhood, love and self-confidence. The conference was organized and conducted by Deutsche Aidshilfe (German Association of HIV Service Organizations), as part of the German…
Consolidated Guideline on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV
This document celebrates the wealth of fierce activism around our sexual and reproductive health and rights led by inspiring women living with HIV who are cracking the whip for the changes we want, which are long overdue. This work is characterized by being poorly funded, unrecognized and rarely documented in peer-reviewed journals.
This guideline is meant to help countries to more effectively…
ESTICOM Training Material for Community Health Worker adressing gay men and other MSM
The training material toolbox curriculum for training Community Health Worker (CHW) working with gay men and other MSM was developed in the frame of the EU-funded ESTICOM project (www.esticom.eu). Its aim is to help inceasing the quality of the services CHW provide. It addresses a wide range of topics CHW are working with and covers all main areas CHW address in their work. It consists of Face-to…
2019 EU Drug Markets Report from the EMCDDA and Europol
This report provides a strategic and action-oriented analysis of the information available on Europe’s drug market. It uses a broad definition of the illicit drug market, encompassing the illicit production, trafficking, wholesale distribution and sale of controlled substances to the end user. The drug market has wide-ranging impacts on both security and public health, and therefore such a…
HIV Testing, Monitoring Implementation of the Dublin Declaration on Partnership to fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia: 2018 progress report
This report presents the situation of HIV testing in Europe and Central Asia. It summarises data on implementation of national guidelines that shape HIV testing policies, the provision and uptake of HIV testing services in general and among key populations, and efforts being made to widen engagement with HIV testing and reduce late diagnosis.
HIV Outcomes - Good Practices in the Long-Term Care of People living with HIV: Learning from Country Experiences Germany and Romania
This report highlights some good practices in Germany including the introduction of quality-assured specialist services which provide excellent care to people with HIV.
Findings and good practices identified in Germany and Romania were presented in the European Parliament in November 2019. This enabled stakeholders to share important learnings that will prove to be valuable in countries across…
HIV Outcomes Beyond Viral Suppression
In the era of modern antiretroviral therapy people living with HIV can expect to live a normal lifespan. However substantial barriers to accessing non-HIV related care exist and impact the wellbeing of this population.
Current targets for the HIV response focus on testing, treatment and viral suppression. This new Series, published by The Lancet HIV, and the first for the journal, explores wider…
Integrate and Partner Notification
Lella Cosmaro, working at Fondazione LILA Milano ONLUS, Italy, former AIDS Action Europe (AAE) Steering Committee Member, introduced during AAE's Member and Partner Meeting 2019 the Joint Action on integrating prevention, testing and linkage to care strategies across HIV, viral hepatitis, TB and STIs in Europe. Ms. Cosmaro showed in particular the role of partner notification at Integrate.
HIV and the Criminal Code in the Nordic Countries
Sini Pasanen, Executive Director at Positiiviset ry, HivFinland and AIDS Action Europe's (AAE) Steering Committee Chair, presented at the AAE Member and Partner Meeting 2019 the work around HIV transmission and exposure criminalization in the Nordic Countries.
Partner Notification and Criminalisation
Michael Krone, Executive Coordinator at AIDS Action Europe, presented at AAE's Member and Partner Meeting 2019 the topic partner notification in the European context, outlining its different backgrounds, different cultures and different history.
Working with the media on HIV criminalisation
Edwin J Bernard, Executive Director at HIV Justice Network and global co-ordinator of HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE, presented at the AIDS Action Europe Member and Partner Meeting 2019 why media matters in HIV criminalisation advocacy and how to work with media.
Criminalisation in England and Wales: Guidelines for Police and Prosecutors
Calum Douglas, Policy and Campaigns Officer at National AIDS Trust (NAT, UK) presented during the AIDS Action Europe Member and Partner Meeting 2019 NAT's good practice on how to improve legal guidance on prosecutions related to HIV and STI transmission.
The European HIV Legal Forum – Criminalization of HIV-transmission, exposure and non-disclosure
Ferenc Bagyinszky, Project Coordinator at AIDS Action Europe, presented during AIDS Action Europe's Member and Partner Meeting 2019 the European HIV Legal Forum and preliminary findings of its HIV-criminalization project.
HIV Criminalisation in the WHO European region and around the world
Edwin J Bernard, Executive Director at HIV Justice Network and Global Co‐ordinator of HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE, presented at AIDS Action Europe Member and Partner Meeting 2019 a broad overview of HIV‐criminal laws and unjust applications of general criminal laws to people living with HIV.
Trafficking 101: a community resource for sex workers' rights activists
As part of its programme 'Rights not Rescue: Sex Work, Migration, Exploitation and Trafficking', ICRSE is launching a new resource 'Trafficking 101: a community resource for sex workers' rights activists'
Trafficking in human beings has become a priority issue of international and national organisations, governments as well as corporations, businesses and philanthropists over the last decades.…
What does Universal Health Coverage mean for People Who Use Drugs: A Technical Brief
This INPUD Technical Brief explains how Universal Health Coverage (UHC) can be both an opportunity and a concern for the health and rights of people who use drugs.
European Prevention Curriculum
A handbook for decision-makers, opinion-makers and policy-makers in science-based prevention of substance use
This handbook has been developed with the primary purpose of providing specific reference material for the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) training courses. It also serves to provide a more general introduction to prevention science and, in particular, to science-based interventions…