Harm Reduction Academy

We are excited to share that Harm Reduction Academy launches a new learning cycle!

Harm Reduction Academy (https://lnkd.in/dTpK5_63 ) is a global learning, dialogue and skills building course established with the vision to end AIDS and Hepatitis C among people who inject drugs.

Well-established six-months course consisting of three weekly on-site modules features dedicated lecture sessions from renowned experts in the area of harm reduction, combined with immersive field visits to three countries with significant experiences in harm reduction: Georgia, Kenya, and Malaysia.

The course is partly funded by and has a focus on UNITAID "Innovate, Involve, Inspire:Preventing Hepatitis C Through Community-Led Harm Reduction (HEPC III)" project, thus involvement of the relevant project consortia and countries where the project runs (Armenia, Egypt, Georgia, India, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Ukraine, and Vietnam) would add most value.

For more information and to register contact Lesya Tonkonog, [email protected] by June 20th 2024. Places are limited so early contact is advised.

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You can play a powerful role in addressing the human rights barriers marginalised groups face in accessing healthcare. 🩺

New training by Thomson Reuters Foundation & The Global Fund.
Apply now: https://tmsnrt.rs/3vARIaJ

Learn the answers to all the most common questions about gender-based violence and how to confront it in the webinar series.
Anyone can join in:
5 December 2022 on "Why does she tolerate? Reasons, preconditions and types of relationship violence".
December 7, 2022 on What Portrait of an Abuser: How Stereotypes Make a Fist.
9 December 2022 on the simple truths of 'Do no harm: ways to support survivors of violence'.
Join in: https://bit.ly/3U2L2s1
Registration for the webinars is now open, they will take place on 5, 7 and 9 December and will be synchronously translated into Russian, English, Ukrainian, Bosnian, Georgian.
🧑🏭👩💻📜At the end of the three webinars, participants will be able to take a test and receive an online certificate.

Lithuanian Seimas Committee on Legal Affairs approved the bill on decriminalization of cannabis

On Wednesday, 23 November, the Seimas Committee on Legal Affairs approved amendments to the Administrative and Criminal Code that propose to decriminalize possession of small amounts of cannabis without intent to distribute it.

Отличная новость из Литвы: После визита делегации Региональной комиссии по наркополитике комитет Сейма Литвы по правопорядку одобрил законопроект по декриминализации каннабиса. Важно подчеркнуть, что ранее этот законопроект уже выносился на обсуждение, но не был принят.

Отметим, что 2-4 ноября делегация Комиссии по наркополитике в Центральной и Восточной Европе, Центральной Азии (ECECACD), в рамках официального визита в Литву провела ряд встреч по обсуждению законопроекта с членами Сейма, спикером Сейма, Президентом страны а также представителями ключевых министерств и ведомств, которые отвечают за наркополитику.

Читать: https://bit.ly/3Xr4Wjz

The Regional Commission on Drug Policy calls for support of the bill by on decriminalization of possession of

The Regional Commission on Drug Policy calls for support of the bill by on decriminalization of possession of

During the visit Commissioners met with H.E. Mr. Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania, H.E. Mr. Valdas Adamkus, former President of the Republic of Lithuania, Mrs. Viktorija Čmilytė-Nilsien, Speaker of the Seimas, Parliament members, Ministers of the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Internal Affairs, leaders of political parties and members of the European Parliament, specialists of the Department of Drug, To***co and Alcohol Control, and NGO representatives.
The country visit provided an opportunity to discuss the current evidence and best practices from around the world and get a better understanding of Lithuanian context and current developments, as well as propose and discuss more balanced and efficient drug control measures.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3FW8cgq

Региональная комиссия по наркополитике призывает Сейм Литвы поддержать законопроект о декриминализации хранения каннабиса.

Делегация ECECACD посетила Литовскую Республику 2-4 ноября 2022 г.

В ходе визита члены Комиссии встретились с г-ном Гитанасом Науседой, Президентом Литовской Республики, Г-н Валдас Адамкус, бывший президент Литовской Республики, г-жа Виктория Чмилите-Нильсен, спикер Сейма, члены парламента, министры Министерства юстиции, Министерства здравоохранения, Министерства внутренних дел, лидеры политических партий и члены Европарламента, специалисты Департамента по контролю за наркотиками, табаком и алкоголем и представители НПО.
В рамках визита в страну на ряде встреч и мероприятий было обговорено новейшие данные и международный передовой опыт. Также были обговорены предложения по более эффективным мерам контроля над наркотиками.

Читать больше: https://bit.ly/3UxwTDY
Global Commission on Drug Policy The Global Fund Pavel Bém Regional Platform-EECA Lena Kucheruk Michel Kazatchkine - Мишель Казачкин

We need to build IT solutions that will make our life as service providers easier - save us money, time, energy and make our interactions with data more effective from the stage of collection all the way to presentation and distribution, at the same time taking into account the specific needs and contexts and realities of the communities we are working for.

We need to build IT solutions that will make our life as service providers easier - save us money, time, energy and make our interactions with data more effective from the stage of collection all the way to presentation and distribution, at the same time taking into account the specific needs and contexts and realities of the communities we are working for.

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Нам необходимо создавать ИТ-решения, которые сделают нашу жизнь как поставщиков услуг проще — сэкономят нам деньги, время, энергию и сделают наше взаимодействие с данными более эффективным от этапа сбора до представления и распространения, в то же время принимая во внимание учитывать конкретные потребности, контексты и реалии сообществ, для которых мы работаем.

Альянс громадського здоров'я Alliance for Public Health The Global Fund International Budget Advocacy HUB Maruniak Malakhova
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"EECA HIV Sustainability Summit 2022. Sustainability 3.0. Rethinking Strategies, Transforming Solutions" started in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Speakers at the opening multiple times stressed the importance of civil society in sustaining HIV response in EECA, providing services to key groups on the move, “Sustainability is us”, summed Andriy Klepikov. Charles Vitek of US CDC appreciated the link with innovation - as a means to sustain relevant response. Human rights were emphasized by Ganna Dovbakh of EHRA. Miso Pejković stressed the practical importance of regional programs run by the Global Fund in SEE, such as city mobilization and innovations like PrEP.

EECA HIV Sustainability Summit 2022 - aims to mobilize national, regional, and international stakeholders and create a platform for the high-level dialogue on strategic vision and priority actions required to overcome critical disablers and barriers in ensuring sustainable access to essential HIV services.

Summit considers that contextual developments, external factors, and crisis in the region create a vital need to adapt policies and practices to better respond to the challenging environment.
Specifically, the summit recognizes that COVID-19 pandemic and Russian invasion of Ukraine created an economic and geopolitical crisis in the region, that among others affects regional and national HIV responses and requires political and strategic adjustment of health policies, systems, and approaches towards sustainability.

ORGANIZERS: Alliance for Public Health, Médecins du monde Mission to South Caucasus, International Budget Advocacy HUB, .0, The Global Fund

📈"EECA HIV Sustainability Summit 2022. Sustainability 3.0. Rethinking Strategies, Transforming Solutions" started in Tbilisi, Georgia.

September 26-28, 2022.
The forum is brought together experts in the field of access to treatment, human rights, digitalization, doctors, government officials and representatives of donor organizations in the region.

Many things have changed in EECA since russia started its aggression on Ukraine. The summit looks at changed realities and how programs should be adapted.

At the opening of the event, a welcoming speech was made by: Tamar Gabunia, Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia; ELSA VIDAL, Médecins du monde; Максим Демченко, International Budget Advocacy Hub ; ANDREAS TAMBERG, The Global Fund; Андрій Клепіков, Alliance for Public Health; Dmytro Tygach, Network 100% Life; Ганна Довбах, Eurasian Harm Reduction Association; SERGII DMITRIEV, Health Advocacy Coalition; Саша Волгина, Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+); Miso Pejkovic, South-Eastern Europe Regional TB and HIV Community Network (SEE RCN).

Speakers at the opening multiple times stressed the importance of civil society in sustaining HIV response in EECA, providing services to key groups on the move, “Sustainability is us”, summed Andriy Klepikov. Charles Vitek of US CDC appreciated the link with innovation - as a means to sustain relevant response. Human rights were emphasized by Ganna Dovbakh of EHRA. Miso Pejković stressed the practical importance of regional programs run by the Global Fund in SEE, such as city mobilization and innovations like PrEP.

EECA HIV Sustainability Summit 2022 - aims to mobilize national, regional, and international stakeholders and create a platform for the high-level dialogue on strategic vision and priority actions required to overcome critical disablers and barriers in ensuring sustainable access to essential HIV services.

Summit considers that contextual developments, external factors, and crisis in the region create a vital need to adapt policies and practices to better respond to the challenging environment.

Specifically, the summit recognizes that COVID-19 pandemic and Russian invasion of Ukraine created an economic and geopolitical crisis in the region, that among others affects regional and national HIV responses and requires political and strategic adjustment of health policies, systems, and approaches towards sustainability.

Thus, the conceptual focus of the summit lays on the emerging necessity of Rethinking Strategies and Transforming Solutions directed at ensuring sustainability of HIV response in the EECA region.
The Summit intends to initiate strategic discussion on the following priority issues:
• Sustainability and Domestic Funding
• Emerging Needs and Innovative Harm Reduction Services
• Universal Healthcare and Decentralization of HIV Services
• Digital Solutions to HIV response
• Stigma, Criminalization, and other Barriers to Access
• Donors and Funding

ORGANIZERS: Альянс громадського здоров'я Alliance for Public Health, Médecins du monde Mission to South Caucasus, International Budget Advocacy HUB

Partners: «100% життя» - Мережа ЛЖВ, Eurasian Harm Reduction Association - EHRA, Health Advocacy Coalition, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition ITPC EECA, Global Network of People living with HIV (GNP+) Центрально-Азиатская Ассоциация Людей, Живущих с ВИЧ, ECOM, South-Eastern Europe Regional TB and HIV Community Network , National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health

❗️100 days of russia's war against Ukraine
❗️100 days of challenges and courage
❗️100 days of incredible resilience of Ukrainians, civilians and military, the Alliance for Public Health team, partners and volunteers to ensure peace and access to treatment for all who need it.
We share our report "100 days of war"
This report '100 days of war' presents how we are together addressing emerging needs, in fact serving more clients with wider services, as really needed.

Together we will win!
Read the report: https://bit.ly/3aFRQuP

❗️100 днів повномаштабної війни росії проти України
❗️100 днів викликів та відваги
❗️100 днів неймовірної стійкості українців, цивільних та військових, команди Альянс громадського здоров'я Alliance for Public Health, партнерів та волонтерів задля забезпечення миру та доступу до лікування всім, хто цього потребує.

Ділимося нашим звітом «100 днів війни» #ЗавждиНаПередовій
У цьому звіті «100 днів війни» розказано як ми разом задовольняємо виникаючі потреби, фактично обслуговуючи більше клієнтів більшої кількістю послуг, якщо це дійсно необхідно.

Величезні втрати:
❗️8 мільйонів внутрішньо переміщених осіб (ВПО)
❗️7 мільйонів воєнних біженців
❗️25 000 українців, убитих російською армією, лише в одному місті – Маріуполі
❗️20% України окуповано росією
У нас є втрати. Але ми боремося.

Щиро дякуємо кожному за вашу солідарність і підтримку України.

Разом ми переможемо!

Ознайомитись зі звітом: https://bit.ly/3aFRQuP

❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️
❗️100 days of russia's war against Ukraine
❗️100 days of challenges and courage
❗️100 days of incredible resilience of Ukrainians, civilians and military, the Alliance for Public Health team, partners and volunteers to ensure peace and access to treatment for all who need it.

We share our report "100 days of war"
This report '100 days of war' presents how we are together addressing emerging needs, in fact serving more clients with wider services, as really needed.

While big numbers are circulated widely:
❗️ 8 million internally displaced people (IDP)
· 7 million war refugees
· 25000 Ukrainians killed by russian army just in one city - Mariupol
· 20% of Ukraine has been occupied by russia
We have losses. But we are struggling.

Альянс громадського здоров'я Alliance for Public Health expresses admiration and appreciation of the incredible work of all our partners, «100% життя» - Мережа ЛЖВ, Центр громадського здоров’я України, all implementing partners, community and civil society networks, NGO staff and social workers, doctors and nurses! You are amazing! All the great things we have achieved, we have achieved together! Big appreciation to governmental institutions, UN agencies and other international organizations.
We express sincere gratitude for critical support from our donors, your funding is critical for sustaining HIV and TB response in Ukraine as well as to addressing emerging needs caused by war! BIG THANKS to The Global Fund, US Government and The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), CDC, USAID - US Agency for International Development, , Yale University, Frontline AIDS, Christian Aid, IAS - International AIDS Society, Stop TB Partnership , World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS, , European AIDS Treatment Group, Aidsfonds, International Renaissance Foundation, The Foundation to Promote Open Society, to all other donors and individuals provided private donations! Your support saves lives!
GREAT THANKS to defending not only Ukraine but also all fundamental principles of peace, freedom, sovereignty and dignity!

Together we will win!

Read the report: https://bit.ly/3aFRQuP

"Russian forces came to medical facilities and confiscated all methadone, the medicine used for opioid substitution. They just burnt the medicines, like books were burnt in the middle ages," – told Андрій Клепіков in IAS "Ukraine and HIV: Health on the frontlines" podcast on spotify.

In this episode of HIV unmuted, the IAS podcast, we hear how the Russian invasion of Ukraine could mean a resurgence of Ukraine’s AIDS epidemic. And in a region with an already rapidly growing HIV epidemic, this could be a public health disaster.

Also, the guests of the IAS podcast were Valeria Rachinska, «100% життя» - Мережа ЛЖВ, and Michel Kazatchkine - Мишель Казачкин, Advisor to the World Health Organization (WHO) in the region and the former UN Secretary-General Special Envoy on HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
🎧 Listen to All Episode 6 https://spoti.fi/3MorY45

IAS - International AIDS Society on Twitter “"Russian forces came to medical facilities and confiscated all methadone, the medicine used for opioid substitution. They just burnt the medicines, like books were burnt in the middle ages." – . 🎧 Listen to Episode 6 https://t.co/atC1ZbuGRg https://t.co/3b...