HIV/AIDS

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• HIV country profiles: situation across Europe
  21-05-2012
  How many HIV cases are there in each country in the WHO European Region? What are the current infection rates and most common transmission routes? How many people are being treated? Read WHO/Europe’s profiles on the situation in all countries.
• 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.
• Second Conference on Quality in HIV Prevention in the European Region
  30-04-2012
  Improving Quality in HIV Prevention in Europe (IQhiv), a joint initiative including WHO/Europe, hosted the 2nd Conference on Quality in HIV Prevention in the European Region in Berlin on 23-24 April 2012. This conference was a follow-up to one held in 2008 on the same topic.
• WHO releases “Guidance on couples HIV testing and counselling including antiretroviral therapy for treatment and prevention in serodiscordant couples”
  25-04-2012
  WHO has developed this guidance to encourage the provision of couples HIV testing and counselling (CHTC) to support increased testing and earlier access to treatment and prevention. The guideline also considers the benefits of offering antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV prevention for serodiscordant couples, irrespective of his/her own immune status (CD4 count).
• 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).
• Collaborative TB/HIV activities: World TB Day
  26-03-2012
  The theme of this year’s World TB Day 2012 is “Stop TB in my lifetime” with a special focus on childhood TB. One of the critical areas is HIV/TB combined epidemics. HIV is not only a major risk factor for tuberculosis, but children with HIV are at markedly increased risk of TB.
• WHO updates policy on collaborative TB/HIV activities
  07-03-2012
  The new policy guidelines are revising the previous TB/HIV interim policy published in 2004 and are based on the new evidence generated from research.
• Joint WHO/ECDC meeting of the European Network for HIV/AIDS Surveillance
  07-03-2012
  On 17 February 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden, national HIV/AIDS surveillance focal points from 41 of the 53 WHO European Member States met at the annual meeting of the European Network for HIV/AIDS Surveillance to discuss the surveillance of HIV and AIDS at the European level.
• Are prisons in Europe healthy?
  27-02-2012
  Over 2 million people across the WHO European Region are in prison. Prisoners are at greater risk of HIV, tuberculosis, poor mental health and drug addiction than people outside. Three short films look at health in prisons in Azerbaijan, Denmark and Kyrgyzstan.
• 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.
• Tajik medical educators revise HIV/AIDS curriculum
  08-02-2012
  The number of new HIV cases in Tajikistan is growing from year to year. One of the objectives of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy of Tajikistan is aimed at guaranteeing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for those living with HIV.  Activities to achieve this goal include ART as part of the education for all medical students and training of family doctors in ART provision to support integration of HIV treatment into primary health care services.