Ukraine

In Ukraine, the Ministry of Health reported 9769 new cases of HIV infection from January to October 2023, with 2738 people diagnosed with AIDS and 1198 dying from AIDS. The registered number of people living with HIV in Ukraine is currently 158 803. Despite challenges posed by the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has made significant strides in expanding access to prevention, testing and treatment. Nongovernmental organizations have supported the Ukrainian national HIV programme in ensuring people, including those who are internally displaced, are receiving essential HIV-services.
Info by World Health Organization 19 December 2023

Alona

Alona is a HIV-positive woman who is working for a local HIV- Nongovernmental Organization in Kiev. She is a local frontrunner fighting the still very present stigma and discrimination. But she is doing much more.  Her organization is offering a safe place for all members of our community. Alona organizes gatherings, shares information and is helping not just our community members but their friends and relatives as well. Her work is not limited to Kiev but reaches all corners of Ukraine.

We spoke Alona by zoom.