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.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published an updated Operational handbook on tuberculosis and comorbidities. In addition to recommendations on the co-management of TB and mental health disorders, including those related to substance use, as well as TB and HIV, the third edition of the handbook provides guidance on comprehensive care for people with tuberculosis and diabetes.
Scholarship and abstract submissions for “IAS 2025”, the 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science, close on January 22, 2025.
Canada’s National Guideline for the Clinical Management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) has been updated to reflect the latest literature. The new document recommends buprenorphine and methadone as first-line treatments for OUD.
TB epidemic is still a global problem: the World Health Organization (WHO) has released the Global tuberculosis report 2024 based on 2023 data.
A new article in the Harm Reduction Journal, co-authored by UIPHP researchers, highlights the sustainability of opioid agonist therapy (OAT) programmes in the context of the transition from donor support to national funding in 4 countries of the EECA region: Belarus, the Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, and Ukraine.
The World Health Organization has released updated guidelines on TB preventive treatment.