“We believe that only through the joint efforts of the community and our allies can we achieve decriminalization of people’s lives and protect changes in approaches to social protection and the rights of vulnerable key populations.” During the International AIDS Conference – AIDS 2024, as part of the regional #PutPeopleFirst campaign, Media Platform VirusOFF meets […]
“While at the beginning of our work the victims were representatives of vulnerable groups, now in many countries the victims are human rights defenders and activists” During the International AIDS Conference – AIDS 2024, as part of the regional #PutPeopleFirst campaign, Media Platform VirusOFF meets with leading experts from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia
“At the end of December, we realized that the blockade of the Lachin corridor could last longer. Then people started writing to us that medicine was running out.“ Ahead of of the International AIDS Conference – AIDS 2024, as part of the regional #PutPeopleFirst campaign, VirusOFF meets with leading experts from the Eastern Europe and
“Treatment came to Uzbekistan only in 2006. It simply didn’t exist when I was born.” Ahead of of the International AIDS Conference – AIDS 2024, as part of the regional #PutPeopleFirst campaign, VirusOFF meets with leading experts from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region to discuss key aspects where health and human rights
Anna Koshikova, Executive Director at Eurasian Movement for the Right to Health in Prisons, stresses the need for equitable access to HIV services for incarcerated individuals to #PutPeopleFirst. “Today, people in prisons of Eastern Europe and Central Asia lack full access to HIV, OAT, and harm reduction services. Prison walls should not limit access to
Tetiana Deshko, Director of International Programs at Alliance for Public Health, Ukraine, emphasizes the importance of prioritizing people to end epidemics. She highlights the need for decentralization, integrated services, and digitalization. “Put People First means bringing services closer to people through integration and one-stop-shop approaches. With growing screen time, digitalization is key. #PutPeopleFirst“ Join #PutPeopleFirstEECA
Christine Stegling, UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director, emphasizes the urgency of addressing financial challenges and human rights policies to end AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. “Solidarity between communities and internationally is crucial for the region to succeed in the HIV response. Thank you to everyone involved for your support and commitment to addressing the
Next week, from 22-26 July, the international AIDS 2024 conference will take place in Munich, providing a powerful platform where scientists, activists, public figures, medical professionals, and representatives of key communities from around the world will work together for 5 days. As we have written earlier, one of the key parts of the conference is
Over recent years, governments in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia (CEECA) have increasingly imposed laws that restrict civic freedoms, adding pressure to already marginalized populations such as LGBTIQ+, people living with HIV, people, who users, and sex workers. The ongoing war in Ukraine has exacerbated these negative trends, disrupting access to essential medical
Evgenia Korotkova, Board member of Eurasian Women’s Network on AIDS, emphasizes the need for active steps to end violence, marginalization, criminalization, and rights violations against women living with HIV and key populations. “To #PutWomenFirst means taking political leadership to address gender inequality, protecting civil society space in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and stopping attacks