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HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia -- 2007
Adults and children living with HIV	1.6 million
Adult and child deaths from AIDS	55,000
Adults and children newly infected with HIV	150,000

Statistics from UNAIDS. For full report, click here. (PDF)

Overview

Epidemiological Fact Sheets by Country (2008)
Each fact sheet provides the most recent country-specific data on HIV/AIDS and STI prevalence and incidence, a short assessment of the country's epidemiological situation, and information on knowledge and behaviors that can spur or stem the transmission of HIV.
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Number of New HIV Cases in European Union Nearly Double Since 1999, Report Says (November 26, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Fact Sheet: AIDS Epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (PDF) (December 2006)
A brief overview of the effects of HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
From UNAIDS
Overlapping Epidemics: Tuberculosis, HIV and Viral Hepatitis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (April 2006)
To read PDF, click here
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Heroin Use Contributing to HIV Spread in Eurasia (July 26, 2005)
HIV prevalence is reportedly rising in Belarus, Moldavia, Tajikistan, Ukraine and other countries along the drug trafficking route from Afghanistan to Eastern Europe.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Transition and the HIV Risk Environment (July 23, 2005)
Researchers at Imperial College London examine how political transitions and resulting social changes are contributing to the spread of HIV in Eastern Europe, and how this impacts HIV prevention messages.
In British Medical Journal
Africa: Children's Access to Prophylaxis May Improve After Medical Study, New WHO Recommendations (December 31, 2004)
WHO, UNAIDS and UNICEF recommend the cheap antibiotic co-trimoxazole for all children with HIV symptoms in poor countries, but activists say the move may be too little, too late.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
UNAIDS Compares AIDS Pandemic to Terrorism, Says European Union Has Failed to Curb Disease Among New Members (April 20, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Roma in Europe Are High in Sexual Risk, Low in HIV Awareness, Study Finds (April 6, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global Report Finds High Rates of Resistant TB in Eastern Europe, China (March 16, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Spreads to General Population in Former Soviet Union; U.S. Military Concerned (February 9, 2004)
In The 11th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
Prevention and Treatment in Eastern Europe (November/December 2003)
To read PDF, click here
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
AIDS on the Rise in Eastern Europe (July 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Human Rights Abuses Boosting Number of AIDS Cases in Eastern Europe, Experts Say (July 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
European Union Gives Thumbs-Up to Tenofovir Use in Treatment-Naive Patients (May 28, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
EU Says Candidate Countries Cause Concern Over Drug Abuse (April 17, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Rising in the East (March 21, 2003)
A huge HIV/AIDS epidemic is on the brink of devastating much of Eastern Europe.
In The Lancet
The HIV Infection in Europe: Large East-West Disparity (March 2003)
In Eurosurveillance Monthly
AIDS: Europe's New Iron Curtain (November 26, 2002)
The rise of the AIDS epidemic in the East has fueled a new type of separation from the region's Western neighbors.
From BBC News
Condom Shortage "Contributing to the Spread of AIDS in East Europe and Third World" (October 2, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Eastern Europe and Central Asia Have Fastest Rising HIV Rate (October 2002)
From Population Reference Bureau
HIV, AIDS Spreading Rapidly in Eastern Europe (RealAudio) (September 26, 2002)
A three-minute interview with the director of international AIDS prevention efforts at the Open Society Institute.
From National Public Radio
HIV/AIDS: The Extent of the Invisible Epidemic (PDF) (September 17, 2002)
A brief Fact Sheet providing an overview of the epidemic in Europe and Central Asia as of 2002.
From World Health Organization
Joint Statement on People-to-People Contacts Issued by President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin (May 28, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Europe (PDF) (2002)
Detailed epidemiological data, as of mid-year 2002, for Eastern and Western Europe.
From European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS
Eastern Europe and Central Asia (December 2001)
In AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2001, from UNAIDS
Cumulative Reported HIV Infections Per Million Population in Eastern European Countries: 1993-2001 (2001)
A graph illustrating the growth of HIV in eight Eastern European countries.
From UNAIDS
Global Overview: Eastern Europe and Central Asia (December 2000)
In AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2000, from UNAIDS
AIDS Epidemic Explodes in Eastern Europe (November 28, 2000)
Over two-fold increase in infections registered in single year; impact on Russian Federation particularly severe.
From UNAIDS

Romania

Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Romania) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Romania: "Life Doesn't Wait" (PDF) (August 2006)
Romania's failure to protect and support children and youth living with HIV
From Human Rights Watch
USA Today Profiles Partnership Among Baylor University, Romanian Government, NGOs to Help HIV-Positive Children (February 8, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Romania to Receive Some US$40 Million for HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Programs (April 21, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Romania: U.S. Ambassador Opens Ward for Children With HIV in Black Sea Port (April 7, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania Must Address Rising Number of Injection Drug Users, Sex Workers to Prevent HIV Epidemic (July 14, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV/AIDS in Southeastern Europe (PDF) (May 2003)
Case studies from Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania
From World Bank
Romania Launches Corruption Probe Into Overpriced AIDS Drugs (April 24, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tuberculosis at Highest Levels in Romania for 27 Years (April 2, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Romanian Parents Claim AIDS Children Dying Due to Shortage of Drugs (April 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ukraine

Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Ukraine) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Ukraine: Epidemiological Country Profile on HIV and AIDS (PDF) (2008)
From World Health Organization
In Ukraine, Clinicians From East and West Battle HIV's Onslaught (August 9, 2006)
An interview with providers at the Lavra Clinic in Kiev, Ukraine.
From Ben Young, M.D.
Socioeconomic Impact of HIV/AIDS in Ukraine (May 2006)
From World Bank
Ukraine: Summary Country Profile for HIV/AIDS Treatment Scale-Up (PDF) (December 2005)
From World Health Organization
Officials Downplay Concerns of Ukraine's TB Epidemic (March 25, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Positive Women in Ukraine: Living With Denial, Discrimination and HIV/AIDS (2004)
World AIDS Campaign 2004: Women, Girls and HIV/AIDS
From World Health Organization
Lawmakers: Tuberculosis in Ukraine Threatens National Security (May 20, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Goodbye, America" (May 2003)
Many former Soviet states lie at the doorstep of the West, yet the treatment access gap between the two regions remains massive.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
World Bank Gives US$60 Million Loan to Help Ukraine Fight Tuberculosis, AIDS (April 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
International AIDS Experts Say HIV Skyrocketing in Ukraine (November 26, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ukraine May Have at Least 600,000 HIV-Positive by 2010 (November 8, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ukraine to Tackle AIDS Epidemic (July 31, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global AIDS Remembrance Day Celebrated in Fourteen Cities Throughout Ukraine (May 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Other Independent States From the Former Soviet Union

U.K. Motion Calls on International Development Department to Place Women at Center of HIV/AIDS Efforts (April 8, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Health Workers Sentenced to Prison in Kazakhstan for Criminal Negligence After HIV Outbreak Among Women, Children (January 2, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Armenia) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Azerbaijan) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Belarus) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Estonia) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Georgia) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Kazakhstan) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Kyrgyzstan) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Latvia) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Lithuania) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Republic of Moldova) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Tajikistan) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Turkmenistan) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Uzbekistan) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Estonia: 619 New HIV Patients Diagnosed in 2007 (December 26, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kazakh Health Care Workers Sentenced for Infecting Kids With HIV (June 28, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.S. Government Donates Blood Testing Equipment to Turkmenistan (February 9, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Queen Noor of Jordan Expresses Concern About Spread of HIV/AIDS in Tajikistan (April 20, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Libyan Prosecutor Demands Death Penalty for Health Care Workers Accused of Intentionally Infecting Children With HIV (September 10, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Prominent French Doctor Says Bulgarians Didn't Cause HIV Contagion in Libyan Hospital (September 4, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States Gives Uzbekistan Medical and Border Control Aid (August 25, 2003)
Princess Kasune Zulu of Zambia, a royal member of Zambia's Lenji people, spreads her AIDS education message.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Impoverished Georgia Fosters Fatal Form of TB (August 14, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Georgian Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike Over Living Conditions, Widespread TB (May 5, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Goodbye, America" (May 2003)
Many former Soviet states lie at the doorstep of the West, yet the treatment access gap between the two regions remains massive.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Large Fall in New HIV Cases in Latvia in 2002 (February 6, 2003)
From Eurosurveillance Weekly
UN Chief Urges Kazakhstan to Fight Spread of HIV/AIDS (October 21, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Outbreak Hits Lithuanian Prisons (May 28, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Uzbekistan Faces HIV Epidemic (April 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Belarus Releases AIDS Statistics (April 10, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Mainly Spreading Among Injecting Drug Users in Lithuania This Year (April 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Spreads Among Inmates of Latvian Prisons (March 12, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Other Eastern European Countries

Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Republic of Macedonia) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Albania) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Bulgaria) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Croatia) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Czech Republic) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Hungary) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Poland) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Slovakia) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Slovenia) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Slovakia: Concern Grows Over Impact of EU Membership on HIV Prevalence (May 24, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Bulgaria: Thousands Protest Libyan Sentence (May 17, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Libyans Protest U.S. Condemnation of Death Sentence for Bulgarian Workers Accused of Infecting Children With HIV (May 11, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Verdict Date Set for Libyan AIDS Trial Against Bulgarians (April 6, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Luc Montagnier to Testify at Trial of Health Care Workers Accused of Deliberately Infecting Libyan Children With HIV (August 6, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania Must Address Rising Number of Injection Drug Users, Sex Workers to Prevent HIV Epidemic (July 14, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS Trial of Bulgarians in Libya Adjourned Again (July 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS in Southeastern Europe (PDF) (May 2003)
Case studies from Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania
From World Bank
Survey Suggests Poland Needs More HIV Education (April 2, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Over 600 HIV Positive People Registered in Czech Republic Last Year (March 13, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Syphilis Patients on the Rise in Eastern Slovak Republic (October 28, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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