25,000 Living With HIV Treated by AHF [Video]

In Estonia, Lithuania and the Netherlands: HIV testing, condoms and vital social marketing provided by AHF reach hundreds of thousands of people in need

Olga is an active member of the Estonian Network of People Living with HIV helping to distribute condoms to housing shelter residents in Tallinn.

With HIV on the rise and little access to treatment, the need for lifesaving anti-retroviral treatment (ART) in Eastern Europe is growing. According to UNAIDS, between 2001 and 2011, the number of people living with HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia increased from 970,000 to 1.4 million. Despite this only about 25% of people who are eligible for HIV treatment are receiving it.

AHF’s presence in Eastern Europe began in …