This manual aims to contribute to the comprehensive response to HIV, TB and drug use and support linkages between HIV prevention, TB control and harm reduction strategies and services in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It compiles clinical and programmatic information about TB, HIV and ...

Потребители инъекционных наркотиков (ПИН) подвержены повышенному риску инфицирования и развития туберкулеза (ТБ), независимо от их ВИЧ-статуса; ТБ является одной из ведущих причин ВИЧ-ассоциированной смертности среди ПИН. ПИН также существенно чаще инфицируются ВИЧ, гепатитом В и гепатитом С. Профилактика, диагностика и лечение ТБ, ВИЧ и вирусного гепатита ...

People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk of tuberculosis (TB). HIV further increases the risk of developing TB, with TB being a leading cause of mortality among PWID who live with HIV. Much of the evidence relates to TB among PWID; however, people ...

The estimated number of PWLH constituted 14 000 persons in 2013. The indicator of HIV infection decreased from 2011 to 2013 according to surveillance data. The incidence and prevalence of HIV infection among general population and risk groups imply stabilization of the epidemiological process in the ...

The estimated number of PWLH in the Republic of Uzbekistan constituted 36692 in 2013. There was a growth in the number of newly registered cases of HIV infection: in 2011 there were 3584 newly registered cases of HIV infection, while in 2013 4247 new cases ...

The estimated number of people who live with HIV (PWLH) in the Republic of Moldova (including the territory eastern left bank of the Dniester) constituted 14 801 in 2013. The following data of prevalence and spread of HIV infection could indicate stabilization of the epidemiological process ...

The estimated number of PWLH in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan was 8021 in 2013. The indicators of HIV infection imply stabilization of the epidemiological process among general population as well as among such key vulnerable groups as PWID and CSW in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. ...

The estimated number of people who live with HIV (PWLH) in the Republic of Belarus constituted 27 412 in 2013. Accordingly to the routine surveillance data HIV incidence rate in 2013 has been increased in comparison to 2011. Although the overall estimated HIV prevalence remains the ...

Over a period of 1988–2013 in the Republic of Armenia there were 1619 registered cases of HIV infection (cumulative data). The estimated number of PWLH in the Republic of Armenia constituted 3700 in 2013. There was a growth in the number of newly registered cases ...

The field-based network of the Paris Pact Research and Liaison Officers is made up of national staff based in UNODC offices in Paris Pact “priority countries” in West and Central Asia as well as South Eastern Europe. Funding permitting, an expansion of the network along ...

Key populations — sex workers (SWs), gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender people (TG), and people who inject drugs (PWID) — are disproportionately affected by HIV. At the same time, the stigma, discrimination, and threat of criminal prosecution faced ...

This report, which is based on data provided by countries for reporting on the Dublin Declaration, summarises key issues related to HIV and people who inject drugs (PWID) in Europe and Central Asia. It identifies priority options for action to improve the HIV response for ...

Women who inject drugs are among the most vulnerable to HIV through both unsafe injections and unprotected sex. They are also among the most hidden affected populations, as they are more stigmatized than their male counterparts. Many sell sex to finance their own and their ...