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UNAIDS welcomes the appointment of Winnie Byanyima as its new Executive Director
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, appointed Ms Byanyima as the UNAIDS Executive Director and United Nations Under-Secretary-General following a comprehensive selection process that involved a search committee constituted by members of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board. The UNAIDS Committee of Cosponsoring Organizations made the final recommendation on the appointment to the Secretary-General. Ms Byanyima […]
Legal aspects of medical and social services for adolescents in Ukraine (recommendations for specialists granting services)
The training module is designed to add to the specialists’ knowledge about pressing issues of legal regulation of health and social professionals’ activity when granting medical and social services to the adolescents, especially those belonging to the risk groups.
Engaging adolescents having trouble with the law to HIV prevention services and programmes
Minors having trouble with the law are one of the groups vulnerable to health issues (including HIV, sexually transmitted infections, hepatises, developing addiction to psychoactive drugs etc.) due to their lifestyle, peculiarities of their upbringing and social environment. At the same time, according to a number of surveys, about a third of the adolescents, who […]
Educational activities on HIV prevention in educational establishments
Significant practical experience has been gained in the sphere of HIV/AIDS prevention. Despite this fact, a survey, which was held among young people in educational institutions in Ukraine, within the framework of the international project (“Health behaviour school-aged children” – HBSC – «Health and Behavioural Orientations of Schoolchildren and Students,” held in 2010 in Ukraine), […]
Educational on-line course “Adolescents’ HIV testing: educational materials for youth work specialists”.
The development of the on-line version of the course “Adolescents’ HIV testing: educational materials for youth work specialists” has been finished. This on-line course will provide everybody interested in the matter with the opportunity for self-study as well as for the organization and monitoring of personnel’s education. Stage-by-stage behavioral consultations have proved to be an […]
The online survey of youth aged 10-24
From February to May 2015 the Ukrainian Institute of Social Studies of A. Yaremenko with the technical support of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) carried out an online survey “Thoughts, assessments and preferences of adolescents concerning HIV testing and consulting”. The survey was conducted on the basis of WHO methodology among adolescents aged 10-24 […]
UNAIDS launch a platform for action against the adolescent AIDS epidemic
The main purpose of the platform is to drive progress in achieving results of actions against AIDS epidemic among adolescents.
The online survey of adolescents and youth from 10 up to 24 years old
The online survey concerns personal experience of HIV testing and counseling.
Partners’ Meeting on Good Practices in Working with Vulnerable Adolescents: Reducing their HIV Risks and Building their Resilience
1-3 December 2014 This meeting will bring together implementing partners, including representatives of governments and civil society from countries in CEE/CIS, who have long experience in participation, policies and service-provision working with adolescents.
ICAAT Adaptation
We report that the Ukrainian institute of social researches the name of A. Yaremenko at technical support of representative Office of the UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNISEF) in Ukraine made off an adaptation of educational course of «Testing of teenagers on HIV: educational materials for specialists on work with teenagers» on the base of the […]