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Effective treatment means that, for many people, HIV is now a long-term, manageable medical condition. Primary care services – those provided by general practitioners (GPs, or family doctors), dentists and other community-based medical services – can offer important services for people with HIV, providing long-term health care and support. This booklet explains the services they offer, how this…
Born Free and Equal - Human Rights of LGBT
The UN Human Rights Office has released a new publication on sexual orientation and gender identity in international human rights law. It sets out the source and scope of some of the core legal obligations that States have to protect the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
Bridging research on HIV/STI prevalence and risks to evidence-based effective practice. Final report: HIV/STI Sentinel-Surveillance
The objectives of the STI-Sentinel surveillance are the detection and analysis of frequency and distribution of STI/HIV as well as behavioural factors within participating regions/countries. Its focus is the early detection of trends in certain risk groups, as is the identification of risk behaviour. Therefore, an improvement of diagnosis and therapy and above all a more successful and effective…
Drug consumption rooms - evidence and practice
This briefing paper provides a short summary of the background, history and objectives of Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs), and analyses available evidence regarding their impact.
Health for the EU in 33 success stories - A selection of successful projects funded by the EU Health Programmes
Containing 33 selected projects from different health areas, this booklet is intended to present some meaningful results achieved by the European Union’s health programmes. It is a glimpse into the hundreds of projects and actions made possible by these programmes to improve public health in Europe.
The projects have been funded under the Public Health Programme 2003–2007 and the Health Programme…
Bridging the Gap: Why the European Union must address the Global Fund's funding crisis to tackle the escalating HIV and TB epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The world’s failure to adequately address the impact of TB and HIV is largely due to a lack of political will and financial commitment. There is an urgent need for greater leadership and accountability on these issues at regional level. The EU has an unprecedented opportunity to take on this leadership role by stepping in to fill these funding gaps and ultimately saving people’s lives.
Blame and banishment: the underground HIV epidemic affecting children in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Marginalized young people are exposed on a daily basis to multiple risks, including drug use, commercial sex and other exploitation and abuse, putting them at higher risk of contracting HIV. For many, initiation into drug use begins in adolescence. Existing health and social welfare services are not tailored to adolescents at greatest risk, who are often exposed to moral judgment, recrimination…
Injection Drug Use in Ukraine - The challenges of providing HIV treatment and care
This report provides: an overview of people who inject drugs and the HIV and AIDS situation in Ukraine; the Ukrainian Government policies and approaches; the role of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; the US role in Ukraine; recommendations to address prevention, care, and treatment needs among people who inject drugs and their sexual contacts.
From collaborative research to community-based research - A methodological toolkit
The idea came from a collaborative research project in five countries (member organizations of Coalition PLUS in Ecuador, France, Mali, Morocco, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Romania and universities from these countries) on the sensitive question of disclosure of HIV serostatus. Besides investigating disclosure, the ANRS 12244 Partages study led us to examine the various…
AVERT Educator booklet - UK HIV and AIDS and Sex Education Facts
This booklet was made as part of our UK "Read & Share" campaign, launched in early September. As such, the booklet focuses on UK HIV and AIDS and Sex Education facts.
We hope to grow our booklet series to include other countries. However, worldwide visitors can still use this booklet to expand knowledge and improve awareness of HIV and AIDS facts.
You become an AVERT Educator when you read…
CD4, viral load & other tests - 2012 edition
This new edition provides information on tests you’ll have at your HIV clinic to monitor your health. Some of these tests are to see how HIV is affecting you or how well any treatment is working. Other tests are to monitor your general health. The information in this booklet isn’t intended to replace discussion with your doctor about your HIV treatment and care or test results. However, it may…
Drug Policy in Portugal - The Benefits of Decriminalizing Drug Use
This report describes the process, context, ideas, and values that enabled Portugal to make the transition to a public health response to drug use and possession. Now, with a decade of experience, Portugal provides a valuable case study of how decriminalization coupled with evidence-based strategies can reduce drug consumption, dependence, recidivism, and HIV infection, and create safer…
HIV in Injecting Drug Users in the EU/EEA, following a reported increase of cases in Greece and Romania - Rapid Risk Assessment
Two countries in the EU/EEA have reported a significant increase in HIV case reports and HIV prevalence among IDUs during 2011 (Greece and Romania). However, about half of the countries in the EU/EEA report a low incidence of HIV cases among IDUs, and the overall incidence in the EU/EEA has been declining steadily since the early 2000s. These outbreaks show that there is a continuous need to keep…
The War on Drugs and HIV/AIDS - How the Criminalization of Drugs Fuels the Global Pandemic
The report describes the remarkable failure of drug law enforcement policies in reducing global drug supply. The Commissioners also urge countries that under-utilize proven addiction treatment and public health measures to immediately scale up evidence-based strategies to reduce HIV infection and protect community health and safety. These measures include sterile syringe distribution, safer…
Lessons learned in the implementation of HIV testing strategies for sex workers - Poster presentations from the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference
HIV and commercial sex workers in Portugal: Are there missed opportunities to scaling up HIV testing and linkage to care?; Barriers for early HIV testing among road and club-based female sex workers in Catalonia; BORDERNETwork’s IBBS among Sex Workers (SWs) in 7 EU countries: bridging research to practice while scaling up HIV/STI testing; Results of peer-driven interventions for female sex…
Lessons learned in the implementation of HIV testing strategies for MSM - Poster presentations from the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference
Activities directed to early testing and diagnostics of HIV among MSM in the Republic of Armenia; Check your status - first results from a MSM Outreach Prevention and VCT Project by Aids Hilfe Vienna; Scaling up HIV and STI testing of gay men and other MSM in Germany by community based testing campaigns; Are gay men routinely testing for HIV? Findings from community surveys in The Netherlands and…
Lessons learned in the implementation of HIV testing strategies for IDUs - Poster presentations from the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference
Low testing uptake and their determinants among IDUs in Georgia; Factors influencing HIV testing among injecting drug users in Lithuania; Results of piloting peer driven intervention – did we reach targeted population?; Immunochromatographic rapid tests in preventive work with injection drug users; Rapid HIV testing for drug users in low-threshold services; And two more.
Lessons learned in the implementation of HIV testing strategies for migrants - Poster presentations from the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference
Copenhagen Central Station as HIV-testing site for migrant populations; PARC-Project – prevention of AIDS with the resources of communities; Outreach project for HIV testing in an immigrant community.
Results from the evaluation of VCT programmes - Poster presentations from the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference
The role voluntary counselling and testing in early diagnosis of HIV infection;
Evolution in the number of tests performed and in the profile of people tested in VCT network of Catalonia, 1995-2010; A non-healthcare HIV test clinic improving testing and linkage to care; Possibility for improvement for counselling and testing for early diagnoses of HIV infection in Armenia; Mental health care…
Scaling up HIV testing within health care settings
HIV/AIDS in Macedonia before 2004 and nowadays - how we made a step forward; Approaches and results of youth HIV testing program; HIV counselling and testing (HTC) in Estonia: policy implications based on data triangulation; HIV prevalence among pregnant women that were not tested during pregnancy (St.Petersburg, Russia); Expanded HIV testing and community engagement: a strategic framework for…
Access to care and treatment for PLHIV
Four presentations held at the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference on the Access to care and treatment for PLHIV.
Implications of stigmatisation, criminalisation of HIV and other legal issues for the offer and uptake of HIV testing and earlier care
Four presentations held at the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference on the Implications of stigmatisation, criminalisation of HIV and other legal issues for the offer and uptake of HIV testing and earlier care.
Use and performance of new HIV testing diagnostic technologies
Four poster presentations held at the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference on the Use and performance of new HIV testing diagnostic technologies.
Characteristics of PLHIV who present late for HIV care
Six posters presentations from the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference on the Characteristics of PLHIV who present late for HIV care.
Challenges in Optimal Testing and Earlier Care - New HIV Testing Diagnostic Technologies - Parallel Session 6 of the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference
Automated laboratory-based oral fluid HIV testing in HIV screening programs – automatic for the people?, M. Rayment; Acceptability of rapid HIV diagnosis technology among primary health care practitioners in Spain, C. Agustí; Feasability and acceptability of HIV screening through the use of rapid tests by GPs in a Brussels area with an important African community, AF Gennotte; Stigma and…
Challenges in Optimal Testing and Earlier Care - Characteristics of PLHIV who present late for care and missed opportunities for earlier diagnosis - Parallel Session 5 of the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference
Association of injection drug use and late enrollment in HIV medical care in Odessa Region, Ukraine, T. Kiriazova; Missed opportunities for HIV testing in newly diagnosed HIV-infected patients in France, K. Champenois; Factor associated with late HIV diagnosis in Georgia, N. Chkhartishvili; HIV testing among TB patients in Denmark increased through the period 2007-2009, A. Kok-Jensen; And two…
Challenges in Optimal Testing and Earlier Care – Cost Effectiveness of HIV Testing - Parallel Session 4 of the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference
Cost effectiveness of HIV testing in non-traditional settings – the HINTS Study, Elena Pizzo; Routine HIV screening in Portugal: clinical impact and costeffectiveness, Julian Perelman; Comparison of “Opt-In” versus “Opt-Out” Strategies for early HIV detection, Agathe Leon; Testing for HIV and syphilis in 4 cities of Ukraine: screening results Oleksii Smirnov; “Test and Treat” is not the answer to…
Testing Programmes and Strategies - HIV Testing among Key Populations - Parallel Session 3 of the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference
Six filmed presentations on HIV testing among different target groups in Ukraine, Georgia, Belgium, Kazakhstan, European Union.
Testing Programmes and Strategies - HIV Testing and the Continuum of HIV Care - Parallel Session 2 of the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference
Quality of care and clinical outcome of persons diagnosed with HIV in the UK, V. Delpech; BCN Checkpoint: high efficiency in HIV detection and linkage to care, M. Meulbroek; CheckpointLX - MSM HIV testing and linkage to care in Lisbon, MJ Campos; Checkpoint: rapid HIV screening in community setting for a strong link to care, JY Le Talec; PLHIV-Related Stigma in Belarus - impacts on quality of…
Lessons learned in novel HIV testing strategies and programmes - Parallel session 1 of the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference
Routine HIV testing in the Emergency Department: tough lessons in sustainability, M. Rayment; Routine HIV Screening in 6 EDs in Paris area: the ANRS URDEP Study, D. Costagliola; Acceptability, feasibility and costs of universal offer of rapid point of care testing for HIV in an acute admissions unit: results of the RAPID project, F. Burns; Increasing HIV testing in non-GUM settings – a new…