HIV/AIDS Expert Group Progress Report Pauli Leinikki and Outi Karvonen

Activities after PAC HIV seminar for school nurses, Murmansk, 3th of December (Flagship project) Narva-Ivangorod seminar in 8-9 December, Narva (Estonia) – development of a new project Evaluation of Norwegian HIV projects in Archangelsk (EG Chair) – December 2008 Presentation at the Safety and Security conference of the Baltic Sea Region Strategy, Helsinki (EG Chair) tic Sea Baltic Sea Region Perspectives 03/03/09 Outi Karvonen2

Activities after PAC 2 Reporting to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland (January 2009) Barents HIV Programme meetings in Oslo (February 2009) and Luleå (March 2009) Presentation of the EG and NDPHS activities in Luleå (ITA) Participation at the Prison Health EG meeting (February, Chair) 03/03/09 Outi Karvonen

Activities after PAC 3 10 th meeting of the EG in Ottawa, March Hosted by Canada Health Travel costs of the Baltic members covered by Canada; of the Russian member by Finland The Belorussian member could not come, because of the lack of travel money Side event on HIV and TB Side visits to a LTSC and a Health centre focused on Indigenous people Good atmosphere and consensus 03/03/09 Outi Karvonen

Next steps Involvement in the organisation of the 5 th European Conference on Social and Health research to be organised in Vilnius in April Development of the next E-newsletter issue of NDPHS Project planning seminar by Logical Framework Approach in Narva, Estonia (June 3-5) Co-chair and co-lead issue is being solved (Poland)

Next steps 2 Application for continuation of funding for the coordination of the EG in 2010 (August) New components to the developed to the thematic report Next EG meeting: Gdansk (August-September) Contribution to the 8 th Nordic Baltic Congress on Infectious Diseases, St. Petersburg, September Cooperation with other EG:s: Project developments with Prison Health Group, Primary health group and common meetings. ECDC will be involved in the work of the EG more closely in the near future.

Outi Karvonen 7 Project status in April, projects ongoing 8 project proposals 16 projects completed

Outi Karvonen 8 Projects with active participation or close contact of the Group in April “Controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Barents and Northern Dimension Partnership Programme Regions, Phase II" ( ) Coordination of the Barents HIV/AIDS Programme and support to EG on HIV/AIDS for the ND partnership. Coordination: THL, Finland. Approximate budget EUR (3 years). Financier: Finnish Government. (Financing for 2009 from the NDPHS pipeline.) 2.“Further Development of Low Threshold Services in Murmansk and Kantalahti". ( ) Pilot project of the above mentioned programme. Coordination: THL and Murmansk Regional AIDS Centre. Approximate budget EUR (3 years). Financier: Finland

Outi Karvonen 9 3. "Prevention of HIV infection in the Republic of Karelia in 2007–2009". Coordination: THL and Republican AIDS Centre. Approximate budget EURO (3 years). Financier: Finland 4. "Psychological and social support to HIV infected women in Leningrad Oblast 2007–2009". Coordination: THL and Leningrad Regional AIDS Centre. Approximate budget EURO (3 years). Financier: Finland 5. Development of Low-Threshold-Center activities in the region. Coordination: Latvia. Approximate budget 1.3 ME. Financers: EU, National governments. Time frame July 2006 – July 2009.

Outi Karvonen Strengthening of inter-sectoral action to fight drug abuse and drug related harm in Murmansk Region 2008 – Coordination: THL, Finland. Approximate budget EUR. Financed from the NDPHS project pipeline. 7. TB/HIV collaboration in Murmansk. Project planning phase Coordination: FILHA. Financed by Finland 8. Research project ”Governance of HIV/AIDS prevention in North-West Russia”. Coordination: Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research. Financier: Norway; Additional component of the project is financed by Finland

9. European MSM Internet survey on knowledge, attitudes and behaviour as to HIV and STI. Coordination Germany.

Outi Karvonen 12 Projects under the umbrella of the EG (Norwegian-Russian) 1.“Cross action between STI Clinic in Archangelsk and Olafia Clinic in Oslo”. Coordination: Norway. Approximate budget: NOK. Financier: Norway 2.Only for you”, the ConTact Bus- Murmansk Region. Coordination: Norway and Murmansk Regional AIDS Centre. Approximate Budget USD 3.“The Clinton HIV/AIDS initiative and Russia. Exchange of Russian and Norwegian clinicians". Coordination: Norway.

Outi Karvonen Hospital and home-based palliative care to people living with HIV/AIDS in St. Petersburg" Coordination: Norwegian Church Aid. NOK granted in "Prevention and Management of HIV/AIDS and Opportunistic Infections in North-West Russia with particular focus on Capacity and and Capability Building of Partner Consortium and local Government.” Norwegian Church Aid. Appr. Budget NOK. Financier: Norway 6. "Vera". Development of international network of interaction between organisations dealing with women and adolescents, involved in commercial sex business and trafficking victims. Coordination: Stellit, Russia. Approximate budget NOK.

Outi Karvonen 14 7.“HIV: to be aware means to live”. Coordination: Norwegian Church Aid and NGO Rassvet. Approximate budget NOK. 8. Youth peer education in Archangelsk related to HIV, STI and communication skills. Budget NOK for 2008 and NOK for 2009.

Outi Karvonen 15 Projects involving Sweden “HIV/STI and Drug preventive efforts in Murmansk, Archangelsk and Karelia”. Coordination: Sweden - Noaks Ark Barents. Approximate budget – SEK Quality assurance and synchronization of the STI/HIV control and prevention in Russia. Coordination: Uppsala University, Sweden; Central Research Institute for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Russia. Project region: Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Outi Karvonen 16 Other projects Scaling up treatment and care for HIV/AIDS and TB and accelerating prevention within the health system in the Baltic States" WHO/ EURO. Approximate budget: EUR HIV/AIDS prevention and care among injecting drug users and in prison settings in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Approximate budget 5,000,000 USD. Financier: UNODC

Outi Karvonen 17 List of projects under consideration 1. DanChurchAid "Prevention and Management of HIV/AIDS and Opportunistic Infections in North-West Russia". Project proposal. Partially financed. Financers: Danish sources, Norway. Applied from Finland (prevention activities component) 2.Strengthening and integrating intersectoral HIV prevention efforts in Central Europe. Coordination: Poland. Project proposal

Outi Karvonen Narva – Ivangorod – prevention of HIV among drug users. Project idea. Waiting for further development. 4.Development of low threshold services in Leningrad Oblast. Project idea. Waiting for further development. 5.Enhancing HIV/AIDS reporting in the Republic of Karelia through training of media professionals. Applied from Finland (delayed)

Projects under consideration 3 6. Actions against spreading of HIV/Aids and tuberculosis among vulnerable groups in Kaliningrad and other parts of NW Russia. Coordination: Aids Centre and TB Dispensary of Kaliningrad, Information office of NCM in Kaliningrad. Applied from NCM. Approximate budget 1,5 million DKK. 7. HIV prevention among women of reproductive age in the Republic of Karelia. Coordination: Republican Aids Centre and THL, Finland. Project idea, will be applied from Finland. 8. Youth peer education in Archangelsk. Project idea by the Aids Centre of the Archangelsk Region. 03/03/09 Outi Karvonen

Completed projects In April 2009 there were 16 projects completed under the umbrella of the HIV/AIDS EG 03/03/09 Outi Karvonen