Cuando Svitlana huyó hacia Estonia debido a la guerra en Ucrania, no solo tuvo que lidiar con los retos de llegar a un país nuevo, sino además con cómo no abandonar su tratamiento contra el VIH. “Me estaba quedando sin medicamentos (…). Intenté sacar una cita con un médico yo sola, pero la lista de […]
When Svitlana fled war-torn Ukraine for Estonia, she not only had to contend with all the usual challenges of being a refugee, she also had her HIV treatment to worry about. The 45-year-old, whose husband unknowingly infected her when they met, had been managing her illness for years with medication and now, in a new country, […]
Every month, quite a few infected people are found infected with HIV. The Health Board compiles statistics on infected people on a monthly basis. We, the Estonian HIV-positive network, in turn bring you a statistician. As of Detsember 2022, 240 HIV-infected persons have been diagnosed in Estonia. A total of 10,580 people have been diagnosed […]
Baltic Hub Baltic Hub works as part of SoS_project 2.0_Emergency Response_HelpNow Baltic Hub is a regional coordination center that provides services to support refugees from Ukraine (HIV+, LGBT, and other target groups) and unites HIV and LGBT organizations in Estonia, Latvia, and Finland. Estonia Estonian Network of People Living with HIV – the organization that brings […]
Dear Friends and Colleagues, On Tuesday, 20 December, 19.30 at KINO SÕPRUS, a new initiative Q-SPACE will hold its first event. Premiering, is the award winning documentary Queerama a cinematic exploration of LGBTQ+ (in)visibilty and how over time queerness became more and more overtly present in British cinema. The film consists of rare archival material and is masterfully and humorously executed into a montage, charting the LGBTQ+ […]
On December 2, an evening dedicated to World AIDS Day was held in the Concert Hall of the Free Stage. For 3 years we could not get together, viruses took us home, but medicine does not stand still, and today, more than ever, we are united by one mission, one goal – to live in […]
On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we celebrate the value, perspectives, and contributions that persons with disabilities bring to the world, recognizing that when individuals in these communities have equal access and opportunities to fully participate in society, everyone benefits. Let’s work together to make our world more inclusive and accessible. It’s not […]
Today, December 1, was the World AIDS Day. For the 17th year already, the Estonian HIV-positive network is lighting candles all over Estonia to commemorate those who have died from AIDS and the war in Ukraine, in addition to AIDS. Kohtla-Järve Tallinn Today on #WorldAIDSDay2022, people around the world unite to show support for people […]
Despite the fact that the immunodeficiency virus is the most studied virus on the planet, most people still do not have clear understanding of what HIV is. HIV is a human immunodeficiency virus, which in turn causes the disease – HIV-infection. According to UNAIDS, more than 70 million people have been infected with HIV since […]