On the 26th of October, Promo-LEX Association organized a meeting to discuss and finalize the Action Plan for Preventive Measures against HIV for High-Risk Groups in Balti.
The meeting, brought together by the initiative of Promo-LEX, worked on improving educational methods. Three cities–Chisinau, Balti, and Anenii Noi– were selected for the application of the Action Plan for Preventive Measures against HIV.
Based on its monitoring of current instruction methods, one of the main conclusions and recommendations of Promo-LEX Association has concerned the need to formulate and execute more such plans (for more details, see the Report « Monitoring of court sessions in criminal and civil cases against drug users / February-October 2015)
Therefore, Promo-LEX Association has formulated a draft of the Action Plan for Preventive Measures against HIV for High-Risk Groups.
“The significance of the Action Plan for Preventive Measures against HIV for High-Risk Groups consists of a multidisciplinary approach to the prevention of HIV/AIDS, with the involvement of both state institutions and non-governmental organizations. The plan aims to establish a process for educating representatives of high-risk groups and implementing a Program of Risk Reduction. Moreover, this plan also aims to prevent HIV/AIDS among police officers, by providing means of protection, routinely educating police officers, and recording cases of exposure in the line of duty”, says Eduard Scutaru, a representative of Promo-LEX.
Representatives of the General Public Security Directorate of IGP, IP Balti, the Northern Region Anti-Drug Directorate, the Balti Center of Public Health, the Union for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Harm Reduction, the Balti Probation Bureau, and the Directorates of Social Assistance and Education, Youth, and Sport from the Balti City Hall participated in the meeting.
The event was organized by Promo-LEX Association as a part of the project “Promoting Respect for the Rights of Groups at a High Risk of Infection in the Republic of Moldova”, a project implemented with the support of the Public Health Program of the Soros-Moldova Foundation.
For more details, contact: Carolina Bondarciuc, press officer Promo-LEX : GSM 060280980, Tel/Fax (+373 22) 450024, e-mail: [email protected]