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HIV epidemics in Central Asia driven by drug-use related transmission

The number of people living with HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia grew from 970,000 in 2001 up to 1.4 million in 2011, according to the UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic released on November 20.

Greater access to HIV-sensitive social protection in Indonesia

Key officials from Indonesia, India and Thailand will gather in Jakarta on 21st November to attend a UN-sponsored meeting which aims to promote HIV-sensitive social protection in Indonesia.

HIV still a major obstacle to employment security

A new ILO-backed report launched by the Global Network of People living with HIV at the International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC. shows that HIV-related stigma and discrimination is still widespread in the world of work.

Opening address at the health and wellness symposium among business process outsourcing enterprises

By Ms Ma. Concepcion Sardaña, Senior Programme Officer, delivered on behalf of Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the health and wellness symposium among business process outsourcing enterprises, Makati,...

Nearly 240 HIV-positive logged in Tajikistan in first quarter of 2012

Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, is hosting a meeting on the prevention of HIV infection among intravenous drug users in Central Asian countries.

Over 3,600 people died of AIDS in Kazakhstan so far

Philippine tripartite-plus stakeholders discuss ethical recruitment in the health sector

On 17 May 2012, the ILO, with the leadership of Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), organized a participatory workshop whose goal was...

Can Europe still afford health and long-term care for its elderly?

Ageing is a slow-burning fuse with a strong impact both on public expenditures and the social mood, as shown by this week’s strike in the UK over pensions. The situation is particularly serious in terms of health and long-term care. Even more...

HIV and AIDS workplace prevention: sharing experiences between India and Tajikistan

On April 24 First Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Tajikistan Emin Sanginov met with Director of ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia and Country Office for India Tine Staermose, launching a five-day study mission on...

Kazakh agency reports HIV incidence statistics

Protecting the health rights of Indonesian migrant workers against gender based violence and HIV and AIDS vulnerabilities

Although the Government of Indonesia has issued a number of regulations concerning migrant workers and gender mainstreaming, significant challenges still hamper the development of effective policy and regulations for the protection of migrant...

Message by Juan Somavia Director-General of the ILO on the occasion of World AIDS Day -1 December 2011

Feature story

Inequities in health care access in the European region

The objective of providing universal health coverage is high on the agenda of countries in the broader European region, yet vulnerable groups often do not have full access to health services, according to Dr. Xenia Scheil-Adlung, Health Policy...

Protecting Indonesian migrant workers against gender based violence and HIV and AIDS vulnerabilities

Indonesian women migrant workers, a majority of whom work as domestic workers, are particularly vulnerable to gender based violence and to HIV and AIDS throughout the entire course of the migratory cycle. Gender based violence stands out as one of...

World Water Day (22 March 2011) - Bringing safe water to communities: the role of the ILO

Despite the UN General Assembly declaring that access to safe water is a human right, thousands die each day because of water-related diseases, and many countries are not expected to meet the UN Millennium Development Goals on water. The ILO is...

HIV/AIDS rate rises in Tajikistan in 2010

Over 1,004 of HIV/AIDS new cases were recorded in Tajikistan in 2010. A source at the Republican AIDS Centre of the Tajik Health Ministry told Asia-Plus that over 280 people, the representatives of various segments of the population, underwent...

Caring for the carers

International guidelines launched to protect health workers against HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis

New international guidelines launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) aimed at protecting health workers from occupational exposure to...

Crisis response

MDGs remain achievable despite setbacks due to the crisis

UN Summit "Keeping the Promise: United to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals" despite global crisis hindering growth and employment

Influenza A pandemic

Business continuity planning: how the ILO prepares enterprises for a major Influenza A pandemic

The ILO held a workshop on “Business continuity planning for Pandemics” with the participation of workers’ and employers’ representatives from key sectors, as well as representatives from related UN agencies. The meeting aimed to promote...

Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference

On 28-30 October 2009 the Third regional Eastern European and Central Asian AIDS Conference took place in Moscow. More than 2500 delegates from all CIS countries as well as from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and many other countries took part in the...