HIV-Nordic gathered in Copenhagen during the weekend 26th – 28th of April. Representatives from all the Nordic member organizations started the weekend with a study visit at Aidsfondet in Copenhagen. At Aidsfondet we were introduced and given a presentation to Checkpoint, a service point providing testing for HIV/STI´s and counseling. Read more…
HivNorway together with HIV-Nordic arranged the seminar “Knowledge about HIV in the Nordic countries” on the 1st of September 2023 in Oslo, Norway. After a brief introduction and welcome, representatives from the Nordic countries presented findings from their respective countries. The audience at the venue learned about the work with Read more…
HIV-Nordic, together with 39 other European based organizations, endorse the joint statement put together by The European Health Policy Platform Thematic Network on HIV, TB, viral hepatitis and STIs. With the endorsement, HIV-Nordic emphasize that the work to address inequalities, discrimination, stigma and access to treatment needs renewed attention in Read more…
Representatives from Hiv-Iceland, Hiv-Danmark, HivFinland, HIV-Sweden and HivNorway came together in Reykjavik to network, share knowledge and exchange information. The meeting took place in the centre of Reykjavik at the premises of Hiv-Iceland. The meeting started off with a presentation from Dr. Andrew Clark, European Medical Director of Viiv Healthcare Read more…
Joint statement regarding the situation in Ukraine, from Board Members of the Nordic HIV Organizations; Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark: Tuesday March 1st, 2022. Given the sad situation in Ukraine, the five Nordic patient organizations for people living with HIV unified in HIV-Nordic, emphasizes the urgent need to address Read more…
The Hiv-Nordic board met for the weekend of 29-31 October in Malmö, Sweden. All six member organizations were represented with 2 representatives each from Norway, Sweden and Finland and 1 representative from Denmark and Iceland respectively. The meeting consisted of a preliminary report from the Covid-19 & Hiv project, presented Read more…
HIV-Nordic is happy to welcome all people living with HIV from the Nordic countries to discuss about living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergence of COVID-19 has created a physical and mental burden for all people around the world. How has the pandemic affected people living with HIV?This Read more…
In the autumn of 2019, HIV-Nordic and its member organizations conducted a survey among people living with HIV in the Nordic countries. The aim of the survey was to study the impact that changes in treatment regimens have, on treatment adherence and on patient involvement and patient-physician trust, among people Read more…
PrEP is availible in only two of the Nordic countries, Norway and Finland. Sweden and Denmark has started discussions on how to implement PrEP, but have yet to conclude how to offer PrEP to those at risk of HIV. In Finland you pay for PrEP, because you pay for all Read more…
Section 237 of the Penal Code was amended by the Norwegian Parliament earlier this month. The Act now clearly states that a person living with HIV and having taken adequate steps to prevent transmission, like using a condom or being on successful ART treatment, cannot be prosecuted. Section 237 of Read more…