Expert Group on HIV/AIDS of NDPHS International Development Collaboration Expert Group on HIV/AIDS of NDPHS Progress report and plans for 2008 13.3.2008 Outi Karvonen

Objectives To enhance priority of HIV/AIDS on political agendas International Development Collaboration Objectives To enhance priority of HIV/AIDS on political agendas To support co-ordinated efforts to prevent HIV in the Northern Dimension area To promote networking and partnership building among relevant stakeholders To enhance harmonisation of procedures in prevention, surveillance, treatment etc. Outi Karvonen

Members Pauli Leinikki, professor emeritus, Finland – chairman International Development Collaboration Members Pauli Leinikki, professor emeritus, Finland – chairman Outi Karvonen, STAKES, Finland – ITA Anna Marzek-Boguslawska, National AIDS Centre, Poland Tatiana Smolskaya, Northwest District AIDS Centre, Russia Saulius Chaplinskas, Lithuanian AIDS Centre Outi Karvonen

Members 2 Ulrich Marcus, Robert Koch Institute, Germany International Development Collaboration Members 2 Ulrich Marcus, Robert Koch Institute, Germany Marius Domeika, Uppsala University, Sweden Kristi Rüütel, National Institute for Health Development, Estonia Andris Ferdats, AIDS Prevention Centre, Latvia Jean-Elie Malkin, GIP Esther, France Outi Karvonen

Members 3 Henrique Barros, National Coordinator for HIV/AIDS, Portugal International Development Collaboration Members 3 Henrique Barros, National Coordinator for HIV/AIDS, Portugal Norway – a new nomination expected, as Svein Gunnar Gundersen has resigned Canada has sent observes, and is expected to nominate an official member in 2008 Outi Karvonen

Expert Group meetings in 2007 International Development Collaboration Expert Group meetings in 2007 March 14-15 in Berlin, Germany October 9-10 in Porto, Portugal Outi Karvonen

Project status in the end of 2007 International Development Collaboration Project status in the end of 2007 Ongoing projects - 21 Projects involving Russia - 18 Projects involving Norway – 12 Projects involving Finland – 6 Projects involving Sweden – 1 Projects involving Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – 3 Projects involving France - 1 Outi Karvonen

Project status 2 Project proposals – 15 Completed projects - 4 International Development Collaboration Project status 2 Project proposals – 15 Completed projects - 4 Outi Karvonen

International Development Collaboration Other activities in 2007 Participation in development of project pipeline and database Reporting in PAC, CSR and EGs + Secretariat meetings Participation in HIV Think tank (EU), Baltic Sea convention, Barents HIV/AIDS SC A new strategy paper developed Outi Karvonen

International Development Collaboration Other activities in 2007 Evaluation of the Murmansk Low Threshold Support Centre project by the Chairman of the EG Training seminar in Zelenogorsk, Russia in collaboration with the Barents HIV/AIDS Programme. Themes: prevention, diagnostics and clinical management of HIV and AIDS Outi Karvonen

Next steps Completing of Thematic Report International Development Collaboration Next steps Completing of Thematic Report EG meeting in Tallinn in April 3-4 Development of new projects Narva - Ivangorod? Replicating low threshold service model in other regions of NW Russia (model of Murmansk) Co-lead? Outi Karvonen

International Development Collaboration Next steps Combined meeting of EGs in Oslo in autumn? (including own EG meeting) EG meeting in Canada in spring 2009 PAC side event in 2009? Outi Karvonen

International Development Collaboration Financing ITA and coordination financed through a project in 2008-2010 by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland Chairman financed by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health at least in 2008 Additional possibilities offered by the Finnish financing in the project pipeline Outi Karvonen

Low Threshold Support Centre ”Doverie” in Murmansk International Development Collaboration Low Threshold Support Centre ”Doverie” in Murmansk Director of the Centre Fedor Bailuk Nurse Natalja Egorova Established in 2005 in collaboration with STAKES Outi Karvonen

International Development Collaboration Outi Karvonen

International Development Collaboration Outi Karvonen