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Exploring the SRHR Needs, Barriers, and Perspectives of LGBTQI+ Youth in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia: Informing Inclusive Policy Development
Year:
2025
Language:
ENG
Publication prepared by:
Uluk Batyrgaliev
This regional study examines the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) needs of LGBTQI+ youth in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia (EECA). Based on a quantitative online survey of 1,033 young people and 14 qualitative focus...
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Barriers and facilitators for PrEP delivery in Kazakhstan
Theme:
Health
Year:
2025
Publication prepared by:
Nikolay Lunchenkov, Elena German
This technical desk review provides a comprehensive assessment of the factors influencing the delivery of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Based on an analysis of national legal acts, ministerial orders, clinical protocols, and programme reports, it outlines...
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Best Practice: Provision of PreP through a Pharmacy Chain in Kazakhstan
Theme:
Health
Year:
2025
Publication prepared by:
Miroslava Andrushchenko
Kazakhstan is a leader in Central Asia in terms of implementing innovative models for the provision of PrEP. In 2023, PrEP was made available through six partner NGOs and began being offered in pharmacies in Almaty. In 2024, access to...
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How to Talk About HIV and PrEP: Recommendations for NGO Communications Teams
Theme:
Health
Year:
2025
Publication prepared by:
Kostya Andriiv
The topic of HIV remains challenging for open discussion. It’s not only about medicine—it also involves social prejudice, stigma and discrimination that directly affect the lives of people living with HIV. Any message on this subject can evoke a wide...
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Regional analysis of the cascade of HIV services for MSM
Theme:
Health
Publication prepared by:
Nadezhda Semchuk
The cascade of continuous HIV care is a public health model that describes the steps people living with HIV take from diagnosis to achieving and maintaining viral suppression through care and treatment with ART. The cascade allows us to assess...
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Cascade of the Continuum of HIV Care for MSM in Armenia
Theme:
Health
Language:
ENG
Publication prepared by:
Author: Arman Sahakyan
The HIV care cascade for men who have sex with men (MSM) serves as a critical tool for evaluating progress in HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and viral suppression. By analyzing gaps in service provision, the cascade informs targeted planning, advocacy,...
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Comprehensive Package of HIV Prevention Services Among Men Who Have Sex with Men
Theme:
Health
Year:
2024
As part of the pursuit of the UNAIDS “95-95-95” global targets to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, special attention is being paid to HIV prevention among men who have sex with men (MSM). Currently, general approaches and models for...
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ECOM members’ success stories: collection of best practices for promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EECA region
Theme:
Health
Year:
2023
Publication prepared by:
Publication prepared by: Yana Panchenko, Tina Sobko
In this brochure, we share both success stories, as well as the various strategies and methods that ECOM members have used in their activities. We collected sto- ries about different approaches that will definitely be useful in your work to...
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Analysis of National HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Guidelines in Seven Countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Theme:
Health
Year:
2023
In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) made a recommendation to integrate pre-exposure prophylaxis into comprehensive HIV prevention efforts. To better understand the sustainability and successful practices in implementing pre-exposure prophylaxis, we analyzed national protocols in seven countries in the...
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Psychotrauma: Effective Practices for Coping and Building Resilience
Theme:
Health
Year:
2021
Publication prepared by:
Susanna Rinna-Wolf
According to research, gay men and other LBGTQI+ representatives experience violence and hate crimes more often than heterosexual individuals. The data we have in Eastern Europe and Central Asia shows that LGBTQI+ individuals are at a great risk to violence....
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