HIV/AIDS 3/5
Expert group on HIV/AIDS
List of projects being implemented or under consideration (update 6.11 2005)
1. “Barents HIV/AIDS Program. Planning and Preparation of Multinational Programme on Prevention of HIV/AIDS in the Barents Region” & “Support to EG on HIV/AIDS for the ND partnership” Coordination: Finland. Approximate budget - 750 000 EURO (3 years). Financer. Finnish Government.
2. Development of Low Threshold Support Centre in Murmansk region. Coordination: Finland. Approximate budget 300 000 EURO (3 years). Financer: Finland
3. “Workshop of workers in LTC sites for IDUs”. Coordination: Finland. Approximate budget- 20 000 EURO. Financer: Finland
4. “Empowerment of Self-help groups in St. Petersburg. Creation of a forum for self-help organizations for HIV+ in St. Petersburg”. Coordination: Norway. Project Proposal
5. “Territory of Life. Mobile unit work for prevention of HIV in Murmansk Region” Coordination: Norway. Approximate budget – 270 000 NOK. Financer: Norway
6. “Development of network interaction between organizations of NW Russia, Finland and Norway, dealing with CSW”. Coordination: Norway. Approximate budget: 45 000 NOK. Financer: Norway
7. “Youth peer education in St. Petersburg, related to HIV/AIDS, narcomania and life style”. Coordination: Norway. Approximate budget: 45 000 NOK. Financer: Norway
8. “Cross action between STI Clinic in Archangelsk and Olafia Clinic in Oslo”. Coordination: Norway. Approximate budget: 190 000 NOK. Financer: Norway
9. “Preventing HIV by increasing diagnostic impact in NW Russia, HIV serology, HIV RNA viral load and CD4/CD8. Archangelsk” Coordination: Norway. Project proposal
10. “Prevention of HIV infection among young people through advocacy, support, development of policies and actions in Murmansk region”. Coordination: Norway. Project proposal. Approximate budget: 2 450 000 NOK
11. Development of Low-Threshold-Center activities in the region. Coordination: Latvia. Approximate budget 1.3 ME. Financers: EU, National governments
12. Danish Church Aid on resource building among NGO’s. Project proposal under development. Budget 4 ME. Financers: Danish sources, others (undefined)
13. HBV vaccination of prison personnel in the Leningrad oblast. Coordination: Russia, approximate budget 30 000 Euros, Financers: open