News of ECOM
November 6, 2023
Vitaly Djuma Presents WHO Recommendations for Communities in EECA Region
On October 26, Executive Director of ECOM Vitaly Djuma spoke during the webinar “Setting ambitious targets for European HIV response and reducing stigma.” The webinar was dedicated to the results...
September 29, 2023
Combating HIV Epidemic: Vitaly Djuma Shared ECOM's Experience with WHO and ECDC
ECOM’s Executive Director Vitaly Djuma took part in a series of meetings between WHO and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) from 11 to 15 September. During...
September 29, 2022
WPATH Releases the 8th Version of the Standards of Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People
We are pleased to announce that the new Standards of Care for transgender people have been released by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). This document will undoubtedly...
August 3, 2022
AIDS 2022: Major Events at the Conference
International AIDS Conference AIDS 2022 was held in Montreal from July 29 to August 2. All important HIV-related studies were presented during the conference sessions. We have collected the key...
July 25, 2022
WHO declares monkeypox outbreak an international emergency
On July 21, a meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee was held. As a result of this meeting, the WHO Director-General designated the monkeypox outbreak as a...
July 25, 2022
ECOM continues to inform LGBT communities about monkeypox and to fight stigma and discrimination
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an official statement that the monkeypox outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern. The announcement comes after cases have spread to...
June 20, 2022
Monkeypox in EECA: What the LGBT Community Needs to Know
Despite the fact that cases of monkeypox (MPX) in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) are still quite rare — at the moment, only a few cases...
May 20, 2022
Depathologization of Transgenderness: Changes in the ICD-11
On April 26, ECOM organized the first round table discussion in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia on the depathologization of transgenderness, following the release of the new...
March 14, 2019
WHO Respond: HIV self-testing: key questions, answers and messages for community organizations
World Health Organization (WHO) has published an informational material about community-based self-testing. Self-testing enables people to test themselves for HIV conveniently and in private. This new testing option may encourage...
