First detection of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis XDR clinical isolate harbouring an RpoB I491F mutation in a Ukrainian patient treated in Germany, October 2023.  Friesen I, Dreyer V, Klingmüller A, Zuber S, Hoffmann AM, Suárez I, Sc...

IAS. Dasha Matyushina - Our own best advocates Dasha Matyushina is a Policy Reform Advisor at the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association, which strives for progressive human rights-based drug policy, sustainable funding advocacy and quality cli...

Sergii Dvoriak: Effects of repressive drug policies on HIV Sergii Dvoriak, IAS Governing Council Member and public health policy expert in Ukraine Sergii Dvoriak, is co-founder of the Ukrainian Institute on Public Health Policy and has been a me...

#06: Ukraine and HIV: Health on the frontlines (Podcast) Eastern Europe and Central Asia is the region of the world where HIV acquisitions are increasing the fastest. In Ukraine, an estimated 260,000 people are living with HIV. Many thousand...

Russian influence in eastern Europe is aggravating HIV epidemic, say experts Propaganda is deterring people from accessing healthcare as Aids-related deaths rise 34% since 2010. (The Guardian, UK, 07.08.2024) https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...

High rates of deferring antiretroviral treatment for patients with HIV and substance use disorders: Results from a national sample of HIV physicians in Ukraine.  Ottesen TD, Wickersham JA, Lawrence JC, Antoniak S, Zezuilin O, Polonsky M, et ...