Giorgi Margvelashvili, the President of Georgia, suggested that the Georgian society should consider approaches to problem of drug addiction in the country which might make the drug policy less stringent and more humane.

The event will be held in Moscow from 18 to 20 April 2018.

The organization launched a fundraising campaign.

The Amsterdam Youth Force, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association and AFEW International invite applicants from Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) countries to submit draft abstracts to the XXII International AIDS Conference 2018 in Amsterdam (AIDS2018) for the selection panel review.

The beginning of 2018 brings forth positive changes in the treatment of HIV-positive patients: additional budget funding will allow to increase the CD4 immune cells level at which the patients are eligible to start a governmentally-funded therapy, which is now 500 cells/mcl. Until this time, ...

The Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan informed about the decrease of TB morbidity and mortality indicators.

Sobesednik presents an overview on the possible introduction of liability for the active promotion of HIV denial.

Starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately rather waiting until a person's CD4 count falls below 500 cells/µL has almost no impact on the person's risk of developing antiretroviral resistance over the next seven years, according to a study published online in the journal AIDS. In this ...

By 2020, more than 40 per cent of people living with HIV will be over 60, ageing in a health system that has not planned for the significant burden of their complex physical and mental health needs.

Welcome to the largest ever survey of Community Health Workers which is taking place all over Europe. Please take part if you… • Are aged 18 or over AND; • Work with gay, bisexual and other Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) now or in the last 12 ...

"After eight years as an informal regional advocacy network, the TB Europe Coalition is proud to inform you that it has just become a legal entity, registered in the Netherlands. This now makes it possible for TB Europe Coalition to access grants and step up ...

From the perspective of activists from Eastern-Europe, Amsterdam is the symbol of humane drug policies. Our Russian speaking reporters visited the city to explore its harm reduction scene – and meet with Eastern-Europeans who live there. Watch their video and find out more!

Prevalence of silent cerebral small-vessel disease (SCSVD) – an important precursor to more serious neurocognitive conditions – is significantly higher among middle-aged HIV-positive patients compared to controls in the general population, according to French research published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Preliminary work in monkeys suggests stem cells can be engineered to help combat the virus

The sex workers led organization Silver Rose from St Petersburg, Russia, has published a security guide for sex workers. The guide was developed by sex workers with the financial help of the Global Fund.

Since the last epidemiological update on this multi-country hepatitis A outbreak published on 29 September 2017, 22 EU/EEA countries (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the ...

For most multicountry priority areas, the Global Fund will hold a competitive application process through requests for proposals. See Multicountry Funding Applications for detailed information on multicountry funding and a full list of the forthcoming requests for proposals. Any eligible applicant may submit a funding request in response ...

On the New Year Eve Irkutsk AIDS Center published a spoof video on the "Sex and the City" TV series, called "Bullshit and the Backwater Town", which focuses on the topics of love, fidelity, truth, lies and safe sex. The storyline explores typical situations when people ...