Exploring International Approaches to Tackling Localised HIV Outbreaks
This webinar seeks to highlight and share international perspectives on tackling local HIV outbreaks.
HIV
UNODC's Demand Reduction Standards Part 2 - Treatment & Harm Reduction
The VNGOC together with the UNODC Civil Society Unit will be holding a two-part series of webinars to present the International Standards on Drug Use Prevention, the International Standard
HepHIV 2021
The next HepHIV conference will take place 5-7 May 2021 involving participants from across the community, public health and the health system. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the HepHIV2021 Lisbon Conference will take place via a virtual platform. A Portuguese national meeting will be arranged if feasible.
Updated HIV Clinical and Service Delivery Recommendations
In late 2020, WHO developed new clinical and service delivery recommendations on key topic areas outlined in the agenda below. To launch and discuss these recommendations, WHO will host a webinar with a brief question and answer session, open to all participants.
Provisional agenda
Director’s Welcome - Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infection Programmes
EU HCV Elimination Policy Summit
Despite the progress that has been made in recent years, HCV remains a major public health problem in Europe. In the European Union (EU) more people die each year from HCV than from HIV/AIDS.
Toxins in Marijuana Smoke May Be Harmful to Health, Study Finds
Smoking weed may expose people to the same type of toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke, a new study finds. People who only smoked marijuana had higher blood and urine levels of several smoke-related toxins such as naphthalene, acrylamide...
HIV and Methamphetamine Use: Double Jeopardy for Transmission of the Novel Coronavirus.
A cross-country group of researchers funded by NIDA has identified needed areas of research related to the intertwining epidemics of HIV, COVID-19 and the increasing use of methamphetamine in the United States among men who have sex with...
HIV Research for Prevention Conference
Registration to the 4th HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P // Virtual) is now open! Take part and access the latest in biomedical HIV prevention research and implementation in a new virtual format and accessible from around the world.
HIVR4P // Virtual will include the world’s leading HIV prevention researchers, implementers and advocates, along with the latest science in 29 research categories.
Toolkit for Opioids, Alcohol & Tobacco in HIV
The Yale Program in Addiction is pleased to make available resources from the Working with HIV Clinics to Adopt Addiction Treatments Using Implementation Facilitation (WHAT-IF?) multi-site study, for any HIV or primary care clinic seeking...
Effect of 2 Integrated Interventions on Alcohol Abstinence and Viral Suppression among Vietnamese Adults with Hazardous Alcohol Use and HIV: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract Importance Hazardous and heavy alcohol use is common among people living with HIV and may decrease antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, but limited data exist from randomized clinical trials about the effects of interventions on...
