The Ministry of Health of Ukraine, together with the World Health Organization, has developed a bilingual glossary of gender equality, human rights, and health equity terms — a convenient reference tool for everyone working or communicating on these topics.
The 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2025), held in Kigali, Rwanda, was characterized by a profound paradox. On one side, the scientific community unveiled groundbreaking tools—especially long-acting prevention and treatment options—with the potential to drastically change the trajectory of the HIV epidemic. On the other side, these advances were overshadowed by the deepest financial and political crisis in decades, threatening to wipe out years of progress.
At the IAS 2025 conference, the Ukrainian Institute on Public Health Policy, in collaboration with partners from Yale University and other academic institutions, presented findings from a study exploring the sexual health and perceptions of “time left” among older people living with HIV (OPWH) in Ukraine.
On June 19, 2025, the second masterclass was held within the framework of the project “Simplified HCV integrated management (SHIM) model in methadone clinics in Ukraine”
The 23rd European Meeting on HIV & Hepatitis – Treatment Strategies & Antiviral Drug Resistance took place on 4–6 June 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.
Over 130 experienced infectious disease physicians from various regions of Ukraine participated in the online masterclass “Standard of Care for Hepatitis C Virus Infection” and had the opportunity to earn 10 CPD credits upon successful completion of the final test.
A message published on the UNAIDS website highlights the consequences of the US government's freeze on funding for HIV programs. This crisis has affected hundreds of civil society initiatives across Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) that provide support to people living with HIV and members of key populations.
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has assessed the losses of medical infrastructure over three years of full-scale war.