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.
In.Porto.Me Project
In.Porto.Me aimed to combat AIDS in the elderly population in the Oporto region (Portugal). It used screening, prevention and qualified HIV / AIDS proximity support within this population, reinforcing the institutions’ response to their needs.
User-driven care
Project initiated at a Norwegian outpatient clinic for people living with HIV to ensure comprehensive and integrated patient care, and to ensure and improve interaction between service users, the specialist health care service and other parts of the health and social care services.
PrEP implementation in Spain
The implementation of PrEP in Spain, and the implementation of an information system that allows monitoring, are examples of how it is possible to advance public health policies on HIV, through social and scientific entities with the support of the administration.
Social Pact for Non-Discrimination & Equal Treatment
The Social Pact for non-discrimination and equal treatment associated with HIV is a pioneering initiative at the Spanish national level that aims to eliminate the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS.
Ceaușescu’s children
In March 1990, an HIV/AIDS surveillance and reporting system was put in place with support from WHO experts and the Romanian Ministry of Health, uncovering that over half of Europe’s children with HIV were in Romania.
Baylor Black Sea Foundation
Baylor Romania’s mission is to help the community develop effective services for the prevention and care of infectious and chronic diseases.
UNOPA psychological support and legal counselling services
Romanian initiative aiming to fight HIV-related discriminations and provide people living with HIV with the relevant guidance, including legal support, to ensure that such discriminations can be reported.
Unified U=U Education
Baylor Romania's project educates people living with HIV/AIDS on the concept of “Undetectable = Untransmittable” (U=U) utilizing a variety of resources, both new and existing.
Checkpoints
These so-called Checkpoints mark the beginning of a new generation of HIV and STD prevention, treatment and psychological care in Germany, bringing diagnosis, psychosocial counselling and medical care under one roof.
Buddy Projekt Sprungbrett
Peer project created by members of the German HIV community, allowing people who have recently been tested positive to request a HIV-positive ‘buddy’ as a companion during the initial steps following diagnosis.
Seal of Quality
In Germany, the seal of approval has been designed to strengthen healthcare medical teams’ diversity of competences and for them to acquire required sensitivity in dealing with people living with HIV, as well as LGBTIQ persons from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Positive Voices 2.0
The German project ‘Positive Stimmen 2.0’ seeks to empower people living with HIV and help break down structural discrimination and marginalisation.
Deutsche Aidshilfe Advisory Service
The German DAH Advisory Service website empowers people living with HIV to act against discrimination they have experienced.
Network Plus
Network Plus seeks to educate healthcare professionals in Germany, especially physicians in private practice, on HIV and AIDS, with the goal of ending stigma in healthcare settings.
QuAliv project
QuAliv, project integrating electronic Patient-Reported Oucomes into routine HIV care in France.