Event Calendar
Vienna Express 2010: Towards Universal Access
On July 18-23, 2010, The XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) will take place in Vienna, Austria. This bi-annual event is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic. With the 2010 deadline for universal access to prevention and treatment coming up, this year’s...
International AIDS Memorial Day
Since 1983, International AIDS Memorial Day has taken place on the third Sunday of the month of May. Billed as the original and largest grassroots event for raising public awareness of HIV/AIDS, the occasion is marked by vigils and public campaigns in over 115 countries of the world. This year, the day falls on May 16 and AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW) will organise community...
Harm Reduction 2010: IHRA’s 21st International Conference
On April 25-29, the International Harm Reduction Association is holding its 21st International Conference at the BT Convention Centre in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Over the last two decades, this event has provided a leading platform for advocacy, discussion and debate on harm reduction ideas and practice.
This year’s theme is ‘Harm Reduction: The Next Generation’. The event will focus on...
Dushanbe Holds 3rd Central Asian Forum on Prison Health
AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW) and the Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan are pleased to announce the 3rd Central Asian Forum on Infectious Diseases and Drug Use in Prison Settings, which will take place on April 21-23 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Following on the success of AFEW’s first Central Asian Forum, which took place in Almaty in 2006, the event is now held every two years. It brings...
World Tuberculosis Day in Central Asia
In the run-up to World TB Day on March 24, AFEW is organising a series of awareness-building activities for the general public, for school and college students, and for prison inmates across Central Asia. All events listed in this calendar receive financial or technical support from AFEW. For more information on AFEW's HIV/TB activities in Central Asia, see 'ACCESS: HIV/TB Collaborative...
Symposium: Innovate to Eliminate Tuberculosis
On World Tuberculosis Day (Wednesday 24th March) leading speakers on the issue of tuberculosis (TB) will meet from 17.00-19.00 at the European Parliament in Brussels to take part in the ‘Symposium: Innovate to Eliminate Tuberculosis’. Participants will discuss how new and innovative approaches to fighting TB – including quick testing for TB, more effective drugs and a vaccine that will be...
Training for Social Workers and Specialists Working in the START Programme
28th February – 5th March 2010. New Star Hotel, ul. Gazeta ‘Zvezda’, 38B, Perm. As part of its project ‘Improving Access to HIV Prevention and Care Programmes for Injecting Drug Users and in Prison Settings in the Russian Federation’, AFEW is holding a three-day seminar for specialists working in the START programme (‘Client Management for Vulnerable Groups and START Components for...
1 December 2009: World AIDS Day
Netherlands National STI*HIV*Sex conference, Tuesday 1st December, Amsterdam RAI conference centre.
During the conference AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW) will make an appeal for those people living with HIV due to injecting drug use in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Participants will be asked to light a candle, 1 candle stands for 1000 people living with HIV.Come light a candle with us and...