Good Practices

We collect good practice examples from across the WHO Europe region on the health-related quality of life and long-term well-being of people living with HIV.

We serve as a resource to inspire and support stakeholders across Europe to address HIV beyond viral suppression and to implement change in policy and practice. The resources found here are meant to complement the WHO Europe compendium of “Good Practices in the Health Sector Response to HIV.”

To contribute content, please contact the HIV Outcomes Secretariat.

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InfCareHIV

2025: InfCareHIV is the national quality registry actively monitoring HIV in Sweden. It offers a decision-support tool, quality assurance, educational resources, opportunities for consultation and a research database.

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Cross-functional Care

To improve its care quality and make its patient work more efficient, Venhälsan, Sweden’s second-largest HIV clinic, now has a psychiatrist, a venerologist, a general practitioner and a conversational therapist integrated as part of the clinic’s expertise.

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Coalition HIV

COALITION HIV is a national network made up of clinicians, academics, associations and pharmaceutical companies that intends to bring HIV, understood as a social and health issue, to the core of the scientific, social, cultural and political debate.

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GEPPO

GEPPO is a prospective observational multi centric cohort of geriatric patients being treated for HIV in 11 centres across northern and central Italy. It aims to describe health status and transition over time in HIV-infected patients above 65 years.

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Working Group Ageing

In Italy, working group on ageing has been established with the aim of identifying and understanding which is the correct care model and the reference figures for proper ageing management, keeping the patient at the centre.

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Vaccination Programmes

Because of their immunodeficiency, there are specific warnings for people living with HIV regarding vaccination. In Italy, vaccination programmes targeted at people living with HIV are regulated by two plans: the National Vaccine Prevention Plan and the National HIV/AIDS Plan.

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Ageing Clinics

In Italy, as in other European countries, Ageing Clinics have been established in a number of healthcare facilities to target the specific needs of older adults with HIV (OALWH).

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Technical Health Committee

In 1990, Italy passed legislation to prevent and combat AIDS, establishing a National Committee within the Ministry of Health that includes HIV associations, allowing. This enabled national and regional policymakers to adopt a multi-stakeholder approach.

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PRIME Study

In 2016, 10,350 women living with HIV aged between 45 and 56 (potentially menopausal age) attended for HIV care in the UK; a five-fold increase over ten years, underlining the importance of addressing the needs of women living with HIV in their midlife and beyond.

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BHIVA

These new Standards aim to ensure that care for people living with HIV is ‘person-centred’ by looking at Stigma (equitable and non-discriminatory care), Self-management and peer support, Participation of people living with HIV in their care, and Well-being.

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RESPOND Consortium

RESPOND, the International Cohort Consortium of Infectious Disease and Outcomes of Antiretroviral Treatment, builds upon the collaborative work in HIV cohort studies that has taken place in Europe and beyond over the last 20 years.

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CHIVA’s Resources for Schools

UK-based organisation Chiva and the Chiva Youth Committee (CYC) created a resource for a campaign aimed at equipping teachers and schools with accurate information about HIV and ensuring that children living with or affected by HIV are treated as equals if they choose to share their status.

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Protecting Personal Health Information

As countries develop HIV prevention and treatment cascades and use national health identifiers (NHIDs) to track PLHIVs and other key populations within national health services or programmes in the era of Big Data, the issue of protecting personal health information has become an acute and pressing problem.

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Value-Based HIV Care

OLVG hospital is the largest HIV clinic in the Netherlands, taking care of over 3,500 people living with HIV. Its mission is to provide care beyond 90-90-90, with a strong focus on HRQoL.

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