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.
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.
Sunflower Clinic
Recognising that women have distinctly different needs, which often require them to attend multiple healthcare settings, the Sunflower clinic was set up in 2016.
Ending HIV Transmissions in Greater Manchester
The peer-led campaign focuses on a ‘Test, Manage, Prevent’ message, and encourages people to take regular HIV tests and manage the possible risks of HIV transmission during sex.
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.
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.
Positive Voices Survey
Positive Voices survey is a national survey of people living with HIV conducted by the statutory public health body in the UK (UKHSA), ran between 2017-2022.
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.
Online Tool to Assess Viral Load Suppression
The RESPOND consortium aims to develop an online tool to determine the ‘right-hand side’ of the HIV Continuum of Care for use at national and clinic level.
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.
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.