The digest is prepared by the Secretariat of the ECUO PLWH
The digest covers top news for the period of October 15 – October 31:
Vladimir Zhovtyak: European AIDS Conference is a step forward in controlling the HIV / AIDS epidemic in Europe
“For us, as representatives of patients from the EECA region, it is important to apply European HIV treatment principles and standards in all EECA countries right now, not 2-3 years later. And today, while attending this scientific conference, the ECUO PLWH is establishing new partnerships and alliances to deploy successful practices in the EECA countries”, said Vladimir Zhovtyak, President of the ECUO PLWH. (read more)
The digest of the Estonian Consortium for the third quarter of 2017 has been released
The Estonian Consortium representing the association of three organizations: Estonian Network of People Living with HIV, VEK LGBT and LUNEST, has published an online news digest for the third quarter of 2017. Read more
School of Speakers: The Art to Be Yourself, not just a “Person Living with HIV”
The team of the Estonian Consortium of Communities (Estonian Network of PLWH, LUNEST and VEKLGBT) organized a second training session from the “School of Speakers, School of Leadership” series, aimed at developing communication skills and effective interaction with media representatives for successful advocacy activities. Read more
10 questions about the AIDS Conference-2018
The International AIDS Conference-2018 is the largest conference on challenges and achievements of global health. Read more.
The admission of abstracts for EECAAC 2018 has been extended until December 29th
The program of simultaneous sessions of the VI International HIV/AIDS Conference in EECA will include reports selected on the basis of the abstracts submitted. Read more.
The Estonian consortium discussed the implementation of the government contracting with the Vice Chancellor
The team of the Estonian Consortium of Communities (Estonian Network of PLWH, LUNEST and VEKLGBT) under the PARTNERSHIP program held a working meeting with Vice-Chancellor Maris Jesse (Tervisevaldkond terviseala asekantsler). Read more
The EACS has updated its HIV treatment recommendations
The European AIDS Clinical Society has updated its recommendations on the treatment of HIV and concomitant illnesses. Read more.
NGO Consortium in Russia contributes to the PWID community advocacy capacity building
The main goal of the training was to raise the level of legal awareness, coordinate, strengthen the activities of the PWID community at the regional and national levels to ensure effective cooperation in the area of HIV/AIDS response. Read more
An overview of the key reports of the scientific and practical symposium “HIV, Children, Adolescents and Youth”
Experts presented and discussed the cutting-edge, evidence-based approaches to the prevention and treatment of HIV infection in children and adolescents. Read more
Wojciech Tomczynski: “HIV is just a fraction of my identity”
Wojciech Tomczyński, the leader of the All-Polish Network of PLWH “Network Plus” representing the PLWH in Poland, told how to live a full and happy life with HIV, and what one will need for it. Read more