1. HIV/AIDS Expert Group Progress Report Pauli Leinikki and Outi Karvonen 2-3.9.2009 13/06/2016 Outi Karvonen1

2. Activities after CSR in Gdansk AIDS Conference in Vilnius, April 28-30 NDPHS E-newsletter with HIV theme Study tour from Archangelsk and Leningrad Region to Finland (May 13-15) Project planning seminar by Logical Framework Approach in Narva, Estonia (June 3-5) Logical Framework workshop in Murmansk (June 1-5) TB+HIV meeting with experts from Murmansk in Helsinki, August 7 13/06/2016 Outi Karvonen2

3. Activities after CSR in Gdansk 2 Application for continuation of funding for the coordination of the EG in 2010 (August) New project applications: –Development of low threshold services in the Leningrad Region (2010-2012) –HIV prevention among reproductive aged women in Karelia (Russia), 2010-2012 –Strengthening of municipal anti-drug networking in the Murmansk Region, 2010-2012 –HIV/TB collaboration in Murmansk, 2010-2012 13/06/2016 Outi Karvonen3

4. Activities after CSR in Gdansk 3 ECDC appointed a member into the EG Commenting the OECD Accession Review of the Russian Health System for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland (July) Memorandum on Arctic collaboration for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland (August) Project status in August 2009 –18 projects ongoing –7 proposals under consideration –21 projects completed 13/06/2016 Outi Karvonen4

5. Next steps Barents HIV/AIDS Programme Steering Committee meeting, St. Petersburg, 22 September Contribution to the 8 th Nordic Baltic Congress on Infectious Diseases, St. Petersburg, 23-26 September EG meeting in Sopot, Poland, 1-2 October Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference, Moscow, 28-30 October New components to be developed to the thematic report Contribution to the PAC and Prison Health Conference 13/06/2016 Outi Karvonen5