News

If you are fleeing the war in Ukraine and coming to the European Union, you will find key information about your rights with regard to crossing the border into an EU country, eligibility for temporary protection and applying for international protection, as well as the rights of travel inside the European Union.

More information

Visit https://pomagamukrainie.gov.pl/ for more information.

Any organisation, institution sending humanitarian aid convoys to Ukraine should cooperate first of all with MSZ within action #PomagamUkrainie. There is an online contact form for anyone interested in providing help to Ukraine.

The Ukrainian refugee situation in Poland is becoming increasingly challenging. The PTAK Humanitarian Aid Centre located next to Warsaw, Poland, is the biggest centre of assistance and support provided to refugees from Ukraine that has been established at the Ptak Warsaw Expo Fair and Conference Centre. The PTAK Centre is in urgent need of doctors and medical professionals. 

Click here to learn more and to contact the centre.

For International Women’s Day we spoke with Prof Yvonne Gilleece about WAVE’s activities and including more women in #HIV clinical trials and studies:

“WAVE has promoted the inclusion of women in clinical trials by funding projects, surveys and literature reviews that define knowledge gaps and areas for further research. We highlighted this recently at our workshop at EACS, London 2021 by sharing updates on our projects so far such as HIV in Migrant Women and Comorbidities in Women living with HIV, as well as a specific presentation on Women and Clinical Trials. WAVE also provides a link between scientific organisations, researchers, healthcare providers and community representatives to facilitate collaborations and joint working between countries on research ideas and studies.WAVE will continue its work to promote new women-specific studies and also to lobby for the inclusion of more women in HIV clinical trials and studies”.

Click here to read the full interview.

The EACS Young Investigators (YING) have set up the initiative #awarehivukraine to support people living with HIV in Ukraine. 

Through the network, YING members will ensure that antiretroviral medicines and financial means to support the logistics of HIV care on the ground will be supported.   

Take a look at the HIVAware website to see how you can help them out.

Click here 

Registrations are open for the EACS Live! Journal Club. The March session will focus on the most relevant presentations at CROI 2022. We will look at the most recent advances in treatment and HIV prevention, co-morbidities, and basic science. 

Chair

Tristan Barber

Presenter

Jose Bernardino

Panelists: 

Christina Psomas

Alvaro Mena

Casper Rokx

Register today! 

The EMT Secretariat and the WHO Regional Office for Europe is looking to identify International medical surge available to stand by for potential requests of support from Ukraine and neighbouring countries. Additionally,  technical assistance with significant experience in complex emergencies is anticipated in the form of individual experts identified from the EMT network.

Click to read more. 

It is with sadness that we have learnt about the war in Ukraine. We would like to extend our support to all our dear friends and colleagues and everyone involved, not least all the people living with HIV and their carers.

At this difficult time, we would urge that all members of EACS, as well as healthcare professionals, healthcare commissioners, the pharmaceutical industry and non-governmental organisations in Ukraine and across Europe to work together to ensure that we can provide all possible support for people living with HIV and their families to ensure:

1. Free and easy access to medical care, psychological support and medicines including antiretrovirals for the treatment initiation, continuation as well as pre-and post-exposure prophylaxis
2. Free medical insurance for migrant populations from affected areas
3. Easily available access for infection prophylaxis and vaccines for vaccine-preventable illnesses, including COVID-19 vaccines
4. Full support for assistance to, and the safety of healthcare professionals providing medical assistance in affected areas

We would strongly encourage the preparation of national plans to support people living with HIV migrating from affected areas and emphasise the need for their rapid implementation.

EACS will stand and work together with our members and partners at this difficult time.