HIV seropositivity and AIDS prevention and control - report on a WHO meeting - Moscow 14-17 March 1989

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The report documents a European meeting on HIV seropositivity and AIDS prevention and control held in Moscow from 14 to 17 March 1989, hosted by the Government of the USSR and the WHO Regional Office for Europe. It presents the scope and purpose of the meeting, reviews approaches for AIDS notification, public health surveillance, and unlinked anonymous screening, and examines HIV surveillance in the USSR and Europe. It also covers high-risk behavior studies, monitoring objectives and mechanisms, ethical issues and counseling needs, and national prevention policies, resources, coordination, and recommendations.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

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Pages44

Reading Time1 h 51 min

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Introduction

Scope and purpose

Overview

AIDS notification

Public health surveillance

Unlinked anonymous screening

HIV in the USSR

HIV surveillance and the evaluation of prevention and control programmes

HIV surveillance in Europe

Studies of groups with high-risk behaviour

Monitoring HIV infection in populations

Objectives of HIV surveillance

HIV surveillance mechanisms

Need for counselling

Ethical issues

Other issues in surveillance

National policies for the prevention and control of HIV and AIDS

Resources and coordination

Legislation

Role of counselling

Recommendations

HIV surveillance in the European Region

HIV surveillance mechanisms

National programmes for the prevention and control of HIV and AIDS

Annex 1. Working papers

Annex 2. Participants

# HIV SEROPOSITIVITYAND AIDS PREVENTIONAND CONTROL Worid Health OrganizationRegional Office for EuropeCopenhagen The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations withprimary responsibility for international health matters and public health.Throughthis Organization,which was created in 1948,the health professions of some165 countries exchange their knowledge and experience with the aim of makingpossible the attainment by all citizens of the world by the year 2000 of a level of healththat will permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life. The WHO Regional Office for Europe is one of six regional offices throughoutthe world,each with its own programme geared to the particular health problems ofthe countries it serves.The European Region has 32 active Member States,and isunique in that a large proportion of them are industrialized countries with highlyadvanced medical services.The European programme therefore differs from those ofother regions in concentrating on the problems associated withindustrial society.Inits strategy for attaining the goal of "health for all by the year 2000"the RegionalOffice is arranging its activities in three main areas:promotion of lifestyles conduciveto health;reduction of preventable conditions;and provision of care that is ade-quate,accessible and acceptable to all. The Region is also characterized by the large number of languages spoken by itspeoples,and the resulting difficulties in disseminating information to all who mayneed it.The Regional Office publishes in four languages—English,French,Germanand Russian—and applications for rights of translation into other languages aremost welcome. LIBRARY SEP101991 National institutes of Health # HIV seropositivityand AIDS preventionand control HIV seropositivity and AIDS prevention and control:report on a WHO meeting,Moscow,14-17 March 1989Copenhagen:WHO.Regional Office for Europe,1989ISBN 92-890-1060-6 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/Prevention and Control—HIV Seropositivity —Health Policy一 Europe HIV seropositivityand AIDS preventionand control Report on a WHO meeting Moscow14-17 March 1989 RA 644 H111 1989e.2 ICP/GPA 041Text editing by:M.S.Burgher ISBN 9289010606 World Health Organization 1989 Publications of the World Health Organization enjoy copyright protection in accord-ance with the provisions of Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention.Forrights of reproduction or translation,in part or in toto,of publications issued by theWHO Regional Office for Europe application should be made to the Regional Officefor Europe,Scherfigsvej8,DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø,Denmark.The Regional Officewelcomes such applications. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publi-cation do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of theSecretariat of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of anycountry,territory,city or area or of its authorities,or concerning the delimitation ofits frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers'products doesnot imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organiz-ation in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned.Errors andomissions excepted,the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial.capital letters. The views expressed in this publication are those of the participants in themeeting and do not necessarily represent the decisions or the stated policy of theWorld Health Organization. CONTENTS Page Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1 Scope and purpose…………………………………………………………………………………………………3 Overview ……………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………5 AIDS notification …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5 Public health surveillance …………………………………………………………………………………………………………5 Unlinked anonymous screening…………………………………………………………………

FAQs

When and where was the meeting held?

The European Meeting on HIV Seropositivity and AIDS Prevention and Control was held in Moscow from 14 to 17 March 1989.

Who hosted the meeting?

The meeting was hosted jointly by the Government of the USSR and the WHO Regional Office for Europe.

What surveillance topics does the report cover?

The report covers AIDS notification, public health surveillance, unlinked anonymous screening, HIV surveillance in the USSR and Europe, and the evaluation of prevention and control programmes.

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