Despite progress, rates of HIV testing among populations most at risk of HIV in Europe and Central Asia remain low and a significant number of people living with HIV still do not know that they are infected. In addition, late diagnosis rates remain high for HIV, with nearly half of all HIV cases...

- More than one in three countries in Europe and Central Asia report that unfavourable laws and policies are a barrier to provision of HIV prevention services for people who inject drugs and sex workers. - In two out of five countries, such laws and policies reportedly limit the provision of HIV...

Despite progress, rates of HIV testing among populations most at risk of HIV in Europe and Central Asia remain low and a significant number of people living with HIV still do not know that they are infected. In addition, late diagnosis rates remain high for HIV, with nearly half of all HIV cases...

This report summarises data on the continuum of HIV care submitted by countries in Europe and Central Asia for the 2014 and 2016 rounds of reporting on implementation of the Dublin Declaration. The report is structured around a four-stage continuum of care, to provide an understanding of the...

Nowadays, treatment with combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) enables people with HIV infection to live a long, healthy and productive life. It also reduces viral load significantly and this has been shown to be important in preventing onward transmission of HIV. The effectiveness of HIV...

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce the risk of infections in HIVseronegative persons at substantial risk, as long as it is taken as prescribed. - Use of PrEP as an additional prevention option has the potential to reduce HIV transmission and contribute to reversing the increase in new...

If the AIDS epidemic is to be brought to end by 2030, it is crucial to combat HIV-related stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings, as per United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 3 Target 3.3 [1] and the Paris Declaration [2]. The UNAIDS target related to stigma and...

In 2021, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) updated the HIV targets for 2025 as part of the global strategy to end AIDS by 2030. The updated targets are for 95% of all people living with HIV (PLHIV) to be diagnosed, 95% of those diagnosed to be on antiretroviral treatment...

This evidence brief summarises key issues and priorities for action in Europe and Central Asia on PrEP. It is based on data collected between February and August 2023, for the period 2022. If countries do not have data for 2022, the latest available data is reported. This report is based on data...