PutPeopleFirst

Vera Ilyenkova, UNAIDS Key Populations & Community Engagement Adviser, emphasises the power of strong and united communities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Communities tackle inequalities and advocate for policy change by reducing antiretroviral prices, promoting human rights-based HIV services, and integrating peer consultants and social workers in public institutions.  “#PutPeopleFirst means empowering communities to […]

Andriy Klepikov, AIDS 2024 Regional Co-Chair and Executive Director of Alliance for Public Health from Ukraine on #PutPeopleFirstEECA “#PutPeopleFirst by accepting & supporting everyone, respecting their rights & diversity”. In Eastern Europe & Central Asia, to #endAIDS we must focus on the needs of communities and center on a person amidst epidemics, crisis and wars.”