NTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S DAY – June 1, Today International Children’s Day is celebrated annually on June 1 in different parts of the world as an initiative for children’s well-being and rights. Dramatic progress has been made in reducing the number of children born with HIV. Building on the success of the Global Plan towards the elimination of […]
On 31 May 2023, WHO and public health champions around the world will come together to celebrate World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). This year’s theme is “Grow food, not tobacco”. The 2023 global campaign aims to raise awareness about alternative crop production and marketing opportunities for tobacco farmers and encourage them to grow sustainable, nutritious […]
The theme “Spread Love and Solidarity to Build Stronger Communities” highlights the significant challenges that people living with HIV face due to persistent stigma and discrimination leading to feelings of shame, self-doubt, and isolation, preventing individuals from seeking the care and support they need. By addressing both stigma and self-stigma, we can help stop the perpetual […]
Today, 17 May, marks the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT) is an occasion that reminds us how violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, nonbinary and other identities (LGBT+) have adverse effects on health. Homophobia and transphobia are manifested in […]
EHPV is going to conduct the XIX International Summer Camp on 15-18 Mai 2023. The main goal of the International Summer Camp is to promote the development of leadership features among PLHIV. The participants are activists, volunteers, and PLHIV community leaders. International Summer Camp is 4-days training with the different methods of work: presentations with […]
European Testing Week is a European campaign that encourages partner organisations — in community, health care and policy institutions — throughout Europe to unite for one week twice a year to increase testing efforts and promote awareness on the benefits of earlier hepatitis and HIV testing. This initiative has progressed since its start in 2013 […]
As of March 30, 2023, 41-HIV-infected persons have been diagnosed in Estonia. A total of 10,623 people have been diagnosed with HIV in Estonia over the years.
The year 2023 is going to be critical for all of us engaged in tuberculosis (TB) work and should be championed as the ‘year of hope’ to get full support, attention, and energy for a collective ‘YES! We Can End TB’. The theme brings attention to TB and our collective power to end TB by […]
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, […]