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The MPOWER Programme has launched a campaign encouraging gbMSM to 'Take A Selfie' - a free HIV self-test mark European Testing Week

21-05-2021 Integrated screening for infectious diseases, a success story from Georgia Testing simultaneously for several infectious diseases in primary health care settings is feasible and can help to bring down the burden of chronic hepatitis C, HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and tuberculosis (TB) in countries in eastern Europe and central Asia, results from Georgia and elsewhere in the WHO European Region show. These countries have seen high numbers of people affected by chronic hepatitis B and C, HIV and TB compared to the rest of the European Region. However, the adoption of ...

Prevent Blindness Declares Second Annual Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Week as May 16-22 Share Article National nonprofit group, Prevent Blindness, continues to educate public on importance of genetic testing, various types of retinal diseases, and support resources available. Prevent Blindness declares May 16-22, 2021, as it's second annual “Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Week” “By encouraging the public to educate themselves about IRDs and the positive impact that genetic testing may have on their health, we hope to save sight for patients in the nea...

14–21 May 2021 This year’s spring edition of European Testing Week will take place on 14–21 May 2021. European Testing Week is a Europe-wide campaign that encourages public and partner organizations, communities, and public health institutes throughout the WHO European Region to unite for 1 week, twice a year, to scale up voluntary testing for viral hepatitis, HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The COVID-19 response will be essential for the foreseeable future, and we will continue to need innovative ways – and funding – to adapt testing services for other infectious di...

How Britain Is Reacting to ‘It’s a Sin’ The show, which aired last month in the U.K., has broken a viewing record and revived conversations about how the country handled the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. From left, Omari Douglas, Lydia West, David Carlyle, Calum Scott Howells and Nathaniel Curtis in “It’s a Sin.”Credit... Ben Blackall/HBO Max By Scott Bryan Feb. 22, 2021 LONDON — In what may be a perfect formula for helping a well-made TV show go viral, all five episodes of “It’s a Sin” arrived on a British streaming service in late January, on th...