AIDS Action Europe calls the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers to follow the international guidelines on treatment and prevention

Chair of the Steering Committee of AIDS Action Europe Anke van Dam sent a letter to the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers to express the concerns of AIDS Action Europe regarding the ongoing policies and the lack of political will in the response to HIV and AIDS in Latvia. With this letter, AIDS Action Europe joins and expresses support of the call of Latvian Civil Society Groups to follow international guidelines on treatment and prevention.

AAE in Riga (20 - 21 April)

AIDS Action Europe: "We do already have a pretty good idea of the issues we will focus on during the next SC meeting which will take place in Riga in April 2015. One of the highlights of the meeting will be the possibility to meet some of the Latvian authorities and institutions and discuss HIV related issues with them. We are looking forward to this important event which will take place during the Latvian Presidency Semester."

Dear Health Minister Belvics

I am writing to you to bring to your attention the alarming rates of tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in the European Region and to request that you take action on this issue at the upcoming 1st Eastern Partnership Ministerial Meeting on Tuberculosis organised by the Latvian government on 31st March in Riga, Latvia.

Conference on tuberculosis in Riga

1st Eastern Partnership Ministerial Conference on Tuberculosis and Its Multi- Drug Resistance (MDR), Riga, Latvia, March 30 - 31, 2015 (National Library of Latvia, Ziedoņa hall)