Conference “Mobilization of the local municipalities in Republic of Macedonia for the prevention of HIV/AIDS amongst the most at risk adolescents” --31.07.2008
The conference “Mobilization of the local municipalities in Republic of Macedonia for the prevention of HIV/AIDS amongst the most at risk adolescents” was held on the 19-th of July 2008 in the hotel Holiday Inn.
Introductory speeches were given by the deputy director of the UNICEF office in Skopje, Isabella Castrogiovanni, and the executive director of ZELS, Dusanka Perisic.
The action plans for the prevention of HIV/AIDS amongst the most at risk adolescents of the municipalities Bitola, Gostivar, Kumanovo, Prilep, Tetovo, and Shtip and the Action plan for drugs of the city of Skopje were presented on the event.
Representatives from UNAIDS, The World Health Organization, The French embassy and Makedonija Lek were also present at the conference.
The conference was organized by HOPS – Healthy options project – Skopje in cooperation with the Centre for institutional development – CIRA, and financially supported by UNICEF and Swedish agency for international development.
Action plans:
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SWAN News, Issue 19, Year 3, April- May 2008 - 16.06.2008
April- May issue of the newsletter from Sex Work Advocacy network. (SWAN).
Highlights from the newsletter:
Macedonia:- Services for sex workers expand out of the capital
SWAN representatives at the IHRA conference in Barcelona
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Six Local Action plans for prevention of HIV/AIDS were adopded in six municipalities in Macedonia -22.05.2008
HOPS in partnership with the local municipalities, has worked in the last two months on the facilitation of the process for development of action plans for the prevention of HIV/AIDS amongst the most at risk adolescents in Gostivar, Kumanovo, Stip, Ohrid, Prilep and Bitola. All the action plans are adopted by the counsels of the municipalities and they will be publicly promoted in June on a special conference for getting support. The project in supported financially by the office of UNICEF in Skopje.
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SWAN News, Issue 18, Year 3, March-April 2008 - 05.05.2008
March/April issue of the newsletter from Sex Work Advocacy network. (SWAN).
Highlights from the newsletter:
Macedonia: support needed in advocacy for drug treatment decentralization
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Round table on the issue of human rights of drug users - 02.05.2008
The Macedonian harm reduction network, HOPS and PASSAGE on the 24th of April in the hotel Karpos in Skopje organized a round table on the issue of human rights of drug users. The panelists were Nevenka Krusarovska, a representative of the ombudsman office, Lirim Sabani, a representative of the Ministry of health, Zarko Trajanovski, human rights expert, and Vitomir Georgievski, representative of The Macedonian harm reduction network.
Representatives from other NGO’s, the office of the mayor of city of Skopje, the World health organization and the local media also attended the event.
Several conclusions were drawn at the event:
- urgent start of the treatment centers,
- development of harm reduction program in the prison system,
- development of more different models for drug treatment,
- involvement of experts and the representatives of the relevant organizations and institutions in the prepare of strategies, laws, documents and reports.
- involvement of NGO’s in the Interministerial commission of drugs,
- education of the relevant institutions, including the ombudsman for the harm reduction programs and the positive experiences of implementation of such programs.
Мap for DC Kapishtec - 20.02.2008
Fore better availability we provide the МАP to lacate DC Kapishtec.
LINK to the MAP
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SWAN Newsletter, Issue no.16, Year 3, January 2007 - 07.02.2008
January issue of the newsletter from Sex Work Advocacy network. (SWAN).
Highlights from the newsletter:
Sex-workers self-support group is established - a star is born
Drop-in Center: Experiences from Macedonia
Link to
the Newsletter
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Last brochures in edition of HOPS - 06.02.2008
Program for support of sex workers - Marija
Program
for Harm Reduction
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News in HOPS in 2008 - 02.01.2007
HOPS Administrative office starting 02.01.2008 have been moved in new premises on the following address:
Ul. Hristo Smirnenski 48-1/6 - Skopje
New phone numbers:
Tel: 02 / 3 246 205
Тel/Faks: 02 / 3 246 210