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12.11.2009
Info note
“Methadone substitution maintenance therapy will be available all over Ukraine”
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09.11.2009 Ukraine was worthily represented on the Third Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference
26.09.2009
Alliance-Ukraine is participating in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference (EECAAC)
The Third Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference (EECAAC) will be held in Moscow on October 28-30/ Conference is the leading regional forum on public health and HIV/AIDS. The purpose of the third EECAAC 2009 conference is to strengthen regional cooperation, and join efforts towards fighting HIV/AIDS and achieving the goal of Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment and care. Alliance-Ukraine staff will make several presenations on the conference as well as posters on actual problems of overcoming of HIV/AIDS epidemics in Ukraine – substitution therapy, prevention among vulnerable groups, overcoming of stigma and discrimination, etc. Also satellite ‘Technical Support: Does it really help in HIV/AIDS work?” will be held on October 29 (17.00 – 18.30). Special attention will be dedicated to summarizing of two big programs implemented by Allaince-Ukraine - funded by Round 1 Global Fund Program and SUNRISE.
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29.09.2009
Info note 'Equal opportunities for drug treatment in Ukrainian prison settings'
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30.07.2009 Joint statement of ICF ” International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine‡ and ”All Ukrainian Network of PLWH‡ in relation to implementation of substitution maintenance therapy within the framework of Program ”Support for HIV and AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care for Most Vulnerable Populations in Ukraine‡ supported by the Global fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria from August, 1 of 2009.
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22.07.2009
US Vice President Joe Biden meets Andriy Klepikov, Executive Director of Alliance Ukraine.
On 22nd of July US Vice President Joe Biden met Andriy Klepikov, Executive Director of Alliance Ukraine. The meeting was conducted within the framework of Biden·s visit to Ukraine on July 20-22nd. As one of ten selected civil society representatives from different sectors, Klepikov spoke with Biden about what the Alliance has achieved with US support through USAID and the Global Fund. He explained that HIV is one of the major social issues in Ukraine and that the next five years will be decisive in fighting the epidemic.
The Vice President said he recognised the importance of addressing this issue and thanked the Alliance for its achievements in expanding access to services and leading the NGO response.
The special meeting was resonating with a key note address in which Biden referred to HIV/AIDS as one of the major areas of commitment to Ukraine evidenced through America·s aid program.
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17.07.2009 ICF 'international HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine' announced the open call for proposals for HIV prevention projects and substitution maintenance therapy projects. Pay attention to the dates of realization of HIV prevention projects 1 October 2009 30 September 2010 (deadline for sending proposals 30 July 2009), and substitution maintenance therapy projects 15 August 2009 30 September 2010 (deadline for sending proposals 1 August 2009). The related documentation you can find under the address: http://www.aidsalliance.org.ua/cgi-bin/index.cgi?url=/ua/tenders/pdf/08072009/index.htm and http://www.aidsalliance.org.ua/cgi-bin/index.cgi?url=/ru/tenders/pdf/07072009/index.htm
22.06.2009 Official address of the
ICF ”International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine‡ on
illegal misuse of the charitable and humanitarian aid
15.06.2009 Fourth international summer school 2009:
Call for participants.'Advocacy and documenting human rights violations in the field of drug policy and HIV/AIDS'
05.06.2009 28-30 of March, 2009 The Second National Conference of LGBT-movement and MSM-service NGOs of Ukraine "Partnership and Development" took place in Kyiv.
Conference program, presentations and report’
05.06.2009
Position of the ICF 'International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine' on the issue of additional restrictions for Ukrainian citizens applying for visas to European Union
03.04.2009 Joint statement of ICF "International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine" and All-Ukrainian Charitable Organization "All-Ukrainian Network of PLHA" as to implementation of the programs of substitutive supporting therapy in Ukraine on a term from April, 1 till July, 31, 2009.
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27.03.2009 Based on results of five-year programme implementation, the Global Fund continues funding till 2012
Today ends the largest HIV/AIDS response charity programme 'Overcoming HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ukraine' (98 million US dollars). As a result, HIV morbidity growth rates have been decreased by three times (from 24,7 % in 2004 to 7,3% in 2008). AIDS mortality growth rates have been decreased by four times in the same period of time (from 38,1 % in 2004 to 8,2 % in 2008).
Short overview of the programme 'Overcoming HIV/AIDS epidemics in Ukraine'
Press-release
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18.03.2009 POST RELEASE
March 12, 2009 10 a.m.
During an hour participants to the All-Ukrainian Conference on Summing Up of the Educational Component 'Multisectoral Strategy to Form Healthy Life-styles and to Prevent HIV/AIDS among Children and Youth of Ukraine' have been answering the journalists· questions about the implementation of the Programme 'Overcoming HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Ukraine' supported by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
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16.03.2009
þlliance is participating at the 52-nd session of the UN Comission on Narcotic Drugs
The 52nd Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs continues its work in Vienna (Austria) March 11-20, 2009. This year for the first time in history of independent Ukraine an NGO representative, Programme Manager: Policy and Advocacy of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine, member of the National Coordination Council on Drug Addiction under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Pavlo Skala participates as a member of the official delegation.
On March 11-12 summit meetings took place during which heads of delegations made statements on their states behalf; four round tables organized around overarching key UNCND directions took place.
On March 12 Pavlo Skala acting as official Ukrainian representative participated in the 'Combating illicit drug trafficking and supply and alternative development' round table facilitated by Mexico's Prosecutor General Eduardo Mendina Mora; high officials and international experts from over 40 countries were present.
At the round table the Alliance Ukraine representative made a statement which stressed the importance and need to develop a balanced approach to combat drugs by directing efforts of the law enforcement agencies to fighting organized drug mafia instead of individual drug users a common practice for many countries. Round table participants received information on recent amendments to Ukrainian legislation in regard to drug circulation and roll out of methadone based substitution maintenance therapy programmes in Ukraine. Pavlo Skala drew attention of international high officials to the importance of developing new approaches to combat drugs with consideration for human rights, including the rights of drug dependent persons.
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10.03.2009 Eastern European health crisis demands new drug policy
A new report highlights health and human rights impact of drug policy
On March 11 12, 2009, a high-level segment of the 52nd session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs will convene during which ministers and other high-level government officials will evaluate the implementation and consequences of the Political Declaration adopted at the UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on drugs in 1998 and will adopt a new Political Declaration. The 1998 Declaration committed UN member states to achieve significant and measurable results in reduction of the illicit supply and demand for drugs in 10 years.
The new EHRN report entitled, 'The impact of drug policy on health and human rights in Eastern Europe: 10 years after UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs,' calls for a more balanced approach to drug policy with investment in public health and human rights equal to the investment that is made in reducing the supply of drugs.
The full-text of the report is available electronically in English
06.03.2009
The training on Methodology of Operational Research among vulnerable groups for researchers, representatives of NGO and international organizations was conducted on 24-28 of February.
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06.03.2009 During his visit to Ukraine Ken Yamashita, Acting Assistant Administrator, Europe and Eurasia Bureau, USAID, visited Kyiv City AIDS Center and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Clinic on Monday, March 2, 2009.
Mr Yamashita met with Head Doctor of the AIDS Center Alexander Yurchenko, MAT site narcologist Svitlana Stakhiv as well as MAT site clients and discussed perspectives of project scale up, clients needs, broader contextual needs of MAT programs in Ukraine. He also had the opportunity to learn about other HIV prevention services in Kyiv, including functioning of mobile clinics serving representatives of vulnerable groups run by Kyiv NGO ¦Club ¦Eney·.
Since May 2008, the Alliance, within the framework of USAID supported SUNRISE Project and in partnership with local NGOs and WHO, has implemented a pilot program on MAT for HIV-positive IDUs. The primary goal of the project is to provide an integrated package of services linking MAT patients with antiretroviral therapy as well as related prevention, treatment, care and psychosocial and other support services. The program will assist 300 HIV-positive IDUs, at 10 sites in five locations in Ukraine Kyiv, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson and Sevastopol. As of February 1, 2009, 123 HIV-positive IDUs in three sites (Kyiv, Odesa, Mikolayiv) are receiving methadone-based MAT services through the USG MAT-integrated care pilot activity. Of this total, 50 HIV-positive IDUs are enrolled in methadone-based MAT services at the Kyiv City AIDS Center.
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24.02.2009 Press-breakfast: The Board of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine confirmed the multimillion contribution to the National Response Programme to HIV/AIDS in 2009-2013.
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13.02.2009 Round table on Drug Policy
The 'Power of drug policy or drug policy of power!?' round table which took place on February 18, 2009 in one of Kyiv information agencies has managed to bring together two dozen professionals and experts in the field including politicians, government high officials, representatives of international and domestic organizations, drug policy activists, drug dependent persons and their close relations.
Fourteen years ago the Ukrainian Parliament for the first time in post communist states, approved three key anti-drug laws that formed the foundation of the country·s drug policy the round table was organized to mark this anniversary. The round table took place right before the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs with participation from the Ukrainian official delegation adopted the UN Political Declaration on drugs which effectively defines the next decade of developments in the international drug policy.
Round table participants agree that Ukrainian drug policy of the past fourteen years did not have a positive effect on illicit drug consumption. In Ukraine the numbers of drug dependent persons and the range of drugs available are in constant rise. Estimates suggest that there are 402 thousand drug dependent persons in Ukraine. Unsafe drug use practices are blamed for thousands of deaths as a result of overdose, HIV infection, hepatitis and other life threatening diseases.
As a result of discussion the round table participants issued a resolution which lists pressing issues, recommendations to their solution and suggestions to the Ukrainian delegation to be raised at the 52nd Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs expected to take place in Vienna (Austria) in March 11-20, 2009.
- Press-release
- Resolution (ukr)
- Statistics (ukr)
- Records (rus)
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03.02.2009
From the start of 2009 'International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine' (Alliance Ukraine) is a linking organisation within the global Alliance partnership uniting more than 30 organisations.
The new Alliance Ukraine retains the mission, vision and values that have been guiding the Alliance activities over the recent years. The essence of the change is creation of independent governing bodies including the Board and the Supervisory Committee. The Alliance Ukraine Supervisory Committee is strengthened with a launch of a special advisory unit responsible for stakeholder relations, risk management and external and internal compliance. This will allow Alliance Ukraine to introduce additional accountability mechanisms and increase organisational efficiency and transparency.
You can find more details in the official statement of Alliance Ukraine
08.01.2009
Information for specialists of HIV-service organizations: review of international practice of harm reduction community centers for groups of populations vulnerable to HIV. (in Ukrainian)
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