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• HIV prevention guidelines now available in Russian
  02-05-2012
  The guidelines “Prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people” are now available in Russian.
• Progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4, 5 and 6 in the WHO European Region: 2011 Update
  20-04-2012
  As called for by Regional Committee for Europe Resolution EUR/RC57/R2, this report constitutes the biennial update on the progress made towards the health-related Millennium Development Goals in the European Region. It draws on the most recent data sources available, as of July 2011, for Millennium Development Goals 4, 5 and 6 on, respectively, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, and combating HIV/AIDs, malaria and other diseases (including tuberculosis).
• Revised guidance on HIV treatment and care published
  09-02-2012
  WHO/Europe has revised two clinical protocols on the treatment of and care for people living with HIV, to reflect the latest evidence-informed approaches. The protocols take account of regional characteristics and should support countries in scaling up treatment coverage.
• Treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in resource-constrained settings: expert panel consensus
  02-11-2011
  This article was published in Liver International, the official journal of the international association for the study of the liver. An informal World Health Organization consultation of experts made several conclusions, such as: chronic HBV is a major public health problem in emerging nations; all HIV-infected persons should be screened for HBV infection; HIV/HBV co-infected persons should be treated with therapies active against both viruses and that reduce the risk of resistance; standards for the management of chronic HBV infection should be adapted to resource-constrained settings.
• Turkmenistan marks World Hepatitis Day
  02-08-2011
  On 28 July 2011, the Ministry of Health of Turkmenistan and Medical Industry, in cooperation with the WHO Country Office, Turkmenistan, organized a round table discussion to commemorate the first World Hepatitis Day.
• World Hepatitis Day: “Hepatitis affects everyone, everywhere. Know it. Confront it.”
  28-07-2011
  28 July 2011 is the first World Hepatitis Day. In the European Region, the epidemic remains hidden and the public health response inadequate.
• Web consultation for the emergency action plan on HIV/AIDS, 2011-2015
  04-03-2011
  The HIV/AIDS, STIs and Viral Hepatitis Programme of the WHO Regional Office for Europe is developing an Emergency Action Plan on HIV/AIDS 2012–2015, to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the WHO European Region and lead an effective response to it.
• Hepatitis and the World Health Assembly agenda
  22-01-2010
  Efforts made by the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) and national patient groups resulted in the addition of viral hepatitis to the 62nd World Health Assembly agenda in May 2009.