AIDS Action Europe unites civil society to work towards a more effective response to the HIV epidemic in Europe and Central Asia.

Organisation overview

Organisation

AGIHAS (PLWHA Support group)

Contact person

S. Klavins

Address

PO BOX 95

Zip code & City

LV1001 RIGA

Country

Latvia

Phone

+371-26302471

Fax

+371-67339954

E-mail

agihas@latnet.lv

Website

http://www.apvienibahiv.lv (click "AGIHAS"); www.ltn.lv/~agihas

Languages

Latvian, English, Russian, German

Type of organisation

Non governmental

Number of employees

1-8

Number of volunteers

1-8

Our organization works on the following topics

Testing and counselling, Prevention, Policy, Care and support, Advocacy

Scope of activities

National

Target groups

General public, Men having sex with men (MSM), People living with HIV (PLHIV), Prisoners (ex-)

Current networks and partners

Local, National, Regional, European

Current funding

Private Sector, International donors

Achievement most proud of

- First AIDS/NGO in Latvia (1993) - Participated establishing the first PWA Support Group Network in EEurope, 1993 (i.e., Baltic) - Initiated provision of disablement pensions to PWA in Latvia - first among ex- soviet countries (1994)

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