News of ECOM
February 2, 2026
ECOM Holds Workshop for Physicians in Kazakhstan as Part of Injectable PrEP Study
ECOM experts conducted a training workshop for physicians and specialists in Kazakhstan as part of preparations for a study on the implementation of long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV....
May 23, 2024
ECOM Signs International Memorandum of Cooperation
ECOM signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation with the School of Social Sciences and Technology of the Technical University of Munich and the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for...
April 8, 2024
ECOM Joins Task Force Partnership Aimed at Achieving 10-10-10 Targets
On March 28, the first Task Force meeting was held with the participation of experts from ECOM. The Task Force partnership aimed at achieving 10-10-10 targets is a community-based partnership...
February 5, 2024
Russia suspends implementation of ICD-11: a threat to healthcare and the rights of the trans community
On January 30, the government of the Russian Federation issued a decree suspending the implementation of the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 11th Revision (ICD-11). “The contradiction...
December 14, 2023
Results of the 1st (Sub) Regional Consultation on PrEP among MSM and Trans People in Central Asia
On November 21–22, the 1st (Sub) Regional Consultation on PrEP among MSM and trans people in Central Asia was held in Almaty. This is the first consultation of this scale,...
October 26, 2023
ECOM Presents First Results of Chemsex Study at 19th European AIDS Conference
The 19th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2023), organized by the European AIDS Clinical Society, took place from 18 to 21 October in Warsaw, Poland. Every two years, the world’s largest...
June 19, 2023
ECOM delegation participated in the Forum on Sustainable Healthcare Development
On June 8 and 9, the Forum on Sustainable Healthcare Development was held in Warsaw. Vitaly Djuma, ECOM’s Executive Director, Nikolay Lunchenkov, ECOM’s LGBT Health Coordinator and Nadira Masiumova, Human...
June 5, 2023
ECOM presents the results of the first analysis of PrEP protocols in the EECA Region
LGBT Health Coordinator Nikolay Lunchenkov and Health Officer Uluk Batyrgaliev took part in an educational workshop on the provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP) in the countries of Eastern...
May 8, 2023
ECOM Presented a Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on the LGBT Community in the EECA Region
The 27th International Harm Reduction Conference HR23 has ended in Melbourne, Australia. The event takes place every two years and serves as a platform to exchange experience and present the...
May 8, 2023
ECOM and the Estonian Institute for Health Development Updated the Estimated Number of MSM in Estonia
ECOM systematically analyzes the changes in the size of the LGBT community in the EECA region. Together with the Estonian National Institute for Health Development, we are publishing the second...
