News of ECOM
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,...
November 30, 2023
Large-scale event in Central Asia: ECOM holds the first (Sub-) Regional Consultation on PrEP
On November 21-22 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the 1st (Sub-) Regional Consultation on PrEP among MSM and trans people in Central Asia was held. The event was organized by ECOM —...
November 13, 2023
ECOM is launching a campaign to popularize PrEP in EECA
ECOM, as part of the SoS_project 2.0, is launching a campaign to promote pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV among men who have sex with men in the region of Eastern...
October 6, 2023
ECOM at Fast-Track Cities 2023: global partnership in action
The fourth annual Fast-Track Cities 2023 conference was held in Amsterdam on September 25-27, organized by the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) in collaboration with the Joint...
September 8, 2023
Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV in Kazakhstan has reached wide distribution
In six months, the number of people taking pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP) in Kazakhstan has increased by 1000%. The country is showing impressive progress in introducing the latest method...
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...
March 6, 2023
Nikolay Lunchenkov Took Part in Roundtable Discussion on PrEP Implementation in Tajikistan
At the end of February, a round table was held on the implementation of pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV (PrEP) in Tajikistan. Our LGBT health coordinator Nikolay Lunchenkov took part in...
July 27, 2022
COVID-19 and the War: ECOM Research on the impact of war on PrEP users in Ukraine
ECOM presented the results of the study titled “COVID-19, sexual behavior and intimate partner violence among PrEP users in Ukraine,” which was conducted jointly with the Alliance for Public Health...
July 13, 2022
The First PrEP Resource Center in Central Asia: Advantages and Principles of Work
In April this year, in Almaty was launched the Resource Center (RC) for pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV (PrEP), which is a platform to exchange experience and transfer best practices between...
April 18, 2022
ECOM launches PrEP Resource Center in Central Asia
ECOM is strengthening advocacy for access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services in Central Asia. In April, a resource center for PrEP was launched in Almaty, which will become a...
