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Daily Development: Exploring global development and the people behind it
Global goals inspire action. They forge new pathways towards a better future and they demonstrate just how inextricably linked we are in this world. Early on in the AIDS response we learned that responding to AIDS could not be done in isolation. We would need a people-centred approach that left no one behind. And the response became an example of what a holistic development agenda could look like…
AIDS by the numbers 2015
The world has halted and reversed the spread of HIV. The epidemic has been forced into decline. New HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths have fallen dramatically since the peak of the epidemic. Now the response is going one step further—ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
Stronger together: From health and community systems to systems for health
This report is intended as a guide to governments, in particular ministers of health and finance, in making decisions on the integration of community responses to HIV in national AIDS plans, including budget allocations. Resilient systems for health that integrate community responses will be key to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
A public health and rights approach to drugs
The United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the World Drug Problem in April 2016 provides a unique opportunity to review the impact of the existing international drug control system on the health and well-being of mankind. The development and implementation of drug control policies have a significant impact on health and rights. Addressing HIV among people who inject drugs is…
AIDS Data
AIDS data contains the very latest data, from the end of 2015 and in mid-2016, on the world’s response to HIV: the latest information on the number of people living with HIV, the number of new HIV infections, the numbers of people—both adults and children—on HIV treatment, the coverage of prevention of mother-tochild transmission of HIV services and expenditure on the AIDS response, both domestic…
Harm reduction saves lives
People who use and inject drugs are among the groups at highest risk of exposure to HIV, but remain marginalized and out of reach of health and social services.
Evidence shows that harm reduction approaches such as needle-syringe programmes reduce the health, social and economic harms of drug use to individuals, communities and societies. They do not cause increases in drug use. UNAIDS is…
Do no harm - Health, human rights and people who use drugs
Evidence supports the need for a shift in the global approach to drug use. In this report, Do no harm: health, human rights and people who use drugs, UNAIDS shows what works to reduce the impact of HIV and other harms related to drug use. Countries that have moved away from laws and policies that are harmful to people who use drugs and that have increased investment in harm reduction have reduced…
How AIDS changed everything — MDG6: 15 years, 15 lessons of hope from the AIDS response
In these UNAIDS report are valuable insights and ground-breaking and heart-warming experiences from the innovative and exciting work that partners, communities and countries have done and are doing in the AIDS response. There are also heart-breaking stories about the challenges that still remain.
Leaflet: Joint Action on HIV and Co-infection Prevention and Harm Reduction (HA-REACT)
This leaflet describes the three-year project, which was launched in late 2015 with core funding from the European Union (EU), and is being implemented by 22 partners representing 18 EU Member States.
The overall aim of HA-REACT is to significantly contribute to the elimination of HIV and to reduce TB and viral hepatitis among PWID in the European Union by 2020. This objective is aligned with…
HIV Positive Detainees and Access to Social Rights
This paper is based on the outcomes of a study conducted by the Social and the Legal Department of Center for Life from March 2016 until December 2016 at the following detention centers: • Detainees’ Hospital of Korydallos • Women’s Department of the Korydallos Detention Center • Detention Facilities of Attika’s Aliens Directorate • Diavata Detention Center • Detention Facilities of Thessaloniki’…
POSITIVE: документальный фильм
"POSITIVE" is a documentary with stunning, funny, sad and simple stories from people living with HIV. The characters of the film are very different people, like us. But they are united by a common problem - HIV infection. Someone from the protogonists has a positive status, someone does not have, but gives all his strength to cope with the HIV epidemic in Russia, and someone will find out the…
Преступления на почве ненависти против ЛГБТ в России : отчет
The book presents the results of a study of open court data on hate crimes against LGBT people in Russia. Definitions of hate crimes, a general description of the available data are given and a comparative cross-country analysis of the generalized statistics for 2010-2015 is conducted. All received data on hate crimes against LGBT people in Russia are preliminary and analytical in their nature,…
Здоровье ЛГБТ-сообщества: На пути достижения справедливости
The collection of essays contains materials on the following topics: psychological and mental health of the LGBT community, the LGBT community and the HIV epidemics, the health of transgender people, and the health of LGBT people with disabilities. It also presents the materials of the Forum ("LGBT Community Health", St. Petersburg, July 8-10, 2016), position papers on the sexual orientation and…
ВОЗ: Самостоятельный тест на ВИЧ – Вопросы и ответы - Видео
The United Nations has set targets to diagnose 90% of all people with HIV by 2020. Currently, it is estimated that only 60% of people with HIV are aware of their infection. To close the gap, countries are seeking ways to rapidly increase access to and uptake of HIV testing services, particularly among populations with the lowest coverage and highest risk, who may not otherwise test. One approach…
European Alliance for Responsible R&D and Affordable Medicines: Joint Declaration
In Europe and worldwide, the price of new medicines is rising year on year, especially where there is no therapeutic alternative. As a result, treatment for life-threatening infections and diseases, like HIV/AIDS, cancer and hepatitis C, are increasingly unaffordable for both individuals and national health systems. This is the result of an ineffective and costly research and development (R&D…
When women lead, change happens
More women are accessing antiretroviral therapy than men, transferring the benefits of their good health to their families and economies. When young women are empowered and have their rights fulfilled, HIV prevalence falls, there are fewer unintended pregnancies, fewer maternal deaths and fewer dropouts from school and more women join the workforce. When young women have access to education,…
90–90–90 - an ambitious treatment target to help end the AIDS epidemic
Ending the AIDS epidemic is more than a historic obligation to the 39 million people who have died of the disease. It also represents a momentous opportunity to lay the foundation for a healthier, more just and equitable world for future generations. Ending the AIDS epidemic will inspire broader global health and development efforts, demonstrating what can be achieved through global solidarity,…
AIDS by the numbers - AIDS is not over, but it can be
Huge progress has been made since 2000 and millions of lives have been saved. But there are still important milestones to reach, barriers to break and frontiers to cross. The world has agreed to meet a set of global targets by 2020 as part of UNAIDS Fast-Track strategy to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat.
Women who injects drugs: A review of their risks, experiences and needs
Women who inject drugs have substantially different needs and face higher risks of disease and violence than do men who inject drugs. Given this difference, it is surprising that much of the literature on injecting drug users (IDU) does not distinguish between men and women when discussing prevalence, needs, risks and outcomes of injection. This has led to a possible underrepresentation of the…
A DAY IN THE LIFE: The World of Humans Who Use Drugs - TRAILER
The film takes us through one day in the life of eight people, from seven cities, in seven different countries of the world, from morning until night. They all have something in common - all of them use drugs. But these people are not defined by their drug use. All of them have their unique personalities, stories, and social networks. And the environment in which they live, the attitudes they…
Women who inject drugs and HIV: Addressing specific needs. Policy Brief
This policy brief aims to promote the realization of gender equality and human rights in terms of an effective harm reduction response to HIV for women who inject drugs in community and prison settings. It outlines a framework to achieve that goal which focuses on improving the availability, accessibility, affordability and acceptability of women-oriented harm reduction interventions. Suggested…
Addressing the specific needs of women who inject drugs. Practical guide for service providers on gender-responsive HIV services
Practical Guide offers suggestions for mainstreaming gender into existing services for people who inject drugs. At the same time, it acknowledges that, in some settings, women require services provided separately from or in addition to services targeting men. The main purposes of this Practical Guide are to:
Assist harm reduction service providers to expand access to women who inject drugs…
Fast-Tracking combination prevention
To reduce new HIV infections globally to fewer than 500 000 by 2020, a step towards ending the HIV epidemic as a public health threat by 2030, we need to Fast-Track the response, including renewed commitment to, sustained funding for and scaled-up implementation of HIV prevention programmes.
Sustaining the human rights response to HIV
The human rights response to HIV, largely implemented by civil society, has been crucial to the HIV response, but it appears that the funding for this work is insufficient and may be threatened further. Based on these concerns—and with the support of the Ford Foundation—UNAIDS commissioned research to better understand the current and future funding landscape as experienced by the civil society…
Executive summary: How AIDS changed everything — MDG6: 15 years, 15 lessons of hope from the AIDS response
This is an executive summary of UNAIDS report "How AIDS changed everything". It contains valuable insights and ground-breaking and heart-warming experiences from the innovative and exciting work that partners, communities and countries have done and are doing in the AIDS response. There are also heart-breaking stories about the challenges that still remain.
EMIS 2010: The European Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men Internet Survey. Findings from 38 countries
This report comprises the findings of an internet survey among MSM from 38 European countries, making a total sample of over 180000 men across Europe. It is the largest transnational survey among MSM ever conducted. The survey focused on knowledge of HIV and STIs, sexual behaviour and the use of services for HIV and sexual health. The results show considerable differences, reflecting the…
EMIS 2010: The European Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men Internet Survey. Community Reports.
Community Reports were designed to provide feedback to EMIS study participants and to gay, bisexual, transgender and other MSM. They are available for download in several European languages. The 1st Community Report was written by the Associated Partners and published on World AIDS Day 2010.
EMIS 2010: The European Men-Who-Have-Sex-With-Men Internet Survey. National Reports.
EMIS national reports are provided by Associated and Collaborating Partners of EMIS. They are available in the language(s) of the country of the repective partners and are based on the data provided by respondents who lived in that country at the time of the survey (irrespective of the language they used to fill in the questionnaire).
The European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS) is a joint project of…
On the Fast-Track to end AIDS
The UNAIDS 2016–2021 Strategy is a bold call to action to get on the Fast-Track and reach people being left behind. It is an urgent call to front-load investments. It is a call to reach the 90–90–90 treatment targets, to close the testing gap and to protect the health of the 22 million people living with HIV who are still not accessing treatment. It is a call to redress the deplorably low…
UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines - 2015
Language shapes beliefs and may influence behaviours. Considered use of appropriate language has the power to strengthen the global response to the AIDS epidemic. That is why the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is pleased to make these guidelines to Preferred terminology freely available for use by staff members, colleagues in the Programme’s 11 Cosponsoring organizations and…