The HIV11 Congress was held in Glasgow, 11-15 November, 2012. The EATG had a lunchtime community session at the Congress. The title of the session was ‘How to Treat Europe?’ – This looked at:     uccesses in treatment in Europe – firstly with a country focus on Ukraine. There was a presentation from Angela Skopenko, All-Ukrainian Network of PLWH – who discussed treatment successes with generics in Ukraine. This showed a tremendous increase in...

On October 5-7, 2012, ECAB hosted  Sitges V, the fifth in a series of multi-stakeholder meetings on development of and access to experimental therapies for hepatitis C virus (HCV). This time the Sitges meeting will be mainly focused on facilitating clinical trials and access to interferon-free regimens for people coinfected with HIV and Hepatitis C (and other priority populations, such as pre-and post-transplant). Sitges V will include presentations on and discussions about the role of...

On 29 October, the UNAIDS Liaison Office to the European Union organized a roundtable to discuss UNITAID’s initiative to create a voluntary Patent Pool for AIDS medicines. The meeting brought together representatives of the European Commission, Médecins Sans Frontières, European AIDS Treatment Group and representatives from the pharmaceutical industry. On 29 October, the UNAIDS Liaison Office to the European Union organized a roundtable to discuss UNITAID’s...

EATG Satellite Session during the 2nd Conference on HIV infection among Hidden Groups   The general focus of the session is on migrant MSM and it will present personal views, social programmes aimed at them, and issues related to access to health services according to their legal status. This includes the story or experiences of a migrant MSM in Europe, reflection on the situation that MSM migrants face. Sometimes migrants with precarious legal status cannot work regularly and...

GAT, in partnership with IHMT and EATG, will be hosting at the National Institute of Hygene and Tropical Medicine the II International Conference on HIV among hidden groups, namely Men that have sex with men and commercial sex workers. More information can be found by clicking here

  On 20 September 2012, EATG together with Deutsche AIDS Hillfe (DAH), the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and HIV in Europe organised a seminar on the criminalisation of HIV non-disclosure, potential exposure and non-intentional transmission in Berlin, Germany.   The meeting started with a Global overview of HIV criminalisation: issues, policy and guidance. The second session looked at policy positions and lessons already learned in advocacy in...

  Deutsche AIDS Hilfe (DAH), The European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) are organising a seminar on the criminalisation of HIV non-disclosure, potential exposure and non-intentional transmission on 20 September in Berlin, Germany.  When: Thursday September 20, 2012 Where: Säulensaal at Rotes Rathaus, Berlin, Rathausstrasse - 10178 Berlin Time:...

In 2011 EATG developed the Emergency guidelines for treatment interruptions and after the Policy Dialogue Meeting in Bucharest, structural problems leading to stock-outs were identified and steps for further advocacy around this issue were developed. In 2012 the PDM focus on particular challenges experienced in the Russia, to share perspectives on the problems and a common agenda among various stakeholders on solutions to ensure greater uninterrupted access to HIV...

EATG is organizing a training for East European communities of young people living with HIV/AIDS, their supporters and health care providers. The training will take place on 19-21 July 2013 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Together with our local partner, East Europe and Central Asian Union of PLWH, we look forward to exchanging ideas and learning more about the capacities of young people in East Europe to be engaged in the current HIV discouse.   

During 29-31 March 2013 the European AIDS Treatment Group is organizing a training on Integrated Approaches to the Treatment of  HIV/AIDS and Related Co-infections (TB and HCV) for the Russian Community. Interested candidates may submit their application form online   or submit the attached application form to Oleksandr Martynenko, Training Coordinator at oleksandr.martynenko [at] eatg.org. You may also request the .doc version of the application form from EATG.   The...

In collaboration with AIDS Foundation East-West, the European AIDS Treatment Group is organising a training on  HIV/AIDS Treatment Literacy and Treatment Advocacy that will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan during 16-18 November 2012. The training is specifically tailored for the cohort of young professionals from Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries, taking into consideration region-specific issues, including fewer resources, greater stigma, weaker understanding and support from...

On 23-25 May 2012, the European AIDS Treatment Group together with ITPCru organized training, consultations, and policy dialogue meeting in Saint Petersburg on the role of community organizations in ensuring universal and uninterrupted access to HIV treatment.   The presentations and discussions ranged from drug resistance and protection of patient's health to intellectual property rights and governmental procurement. In the attachment below, the final report is available for...

Marking World AIDS Day (December 1st), the event reminded participants that HIV/AIDS remains a fundamental health problem in Europe, also affecting migrant populations. It mobilized a wide array of stakeholders, practitioners and policy makers around HIV and migration at EU and national level. The conference also served as a networking and dissemination event of the AIDS & Mobility (A&M) 2007-2010 project, co-funded by the European Commission. The A&M project, active in...

SAVE THE DATE On 04 February 2013, the European AIDS Treatment Group will be organising Stakeholders' Meeting. More information is available in the attachment.

During 21-23 September 2012, EATG has hold  its Annual General Assembly. This year, the Assembly will take place in Berlin. [to add the main events, like criminalization seminar, for instance; workshops, planned events].

EATG is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. An event is being planned to have a tribute to remember 20 years of treatment activism with our members and key stakeholders.