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Webinar: Beyond the Statistics – Ukrainian Refugees Living with HIV in the Nordic and Baltic Countries

Millions of people have fled Ukraine after Russia´s full-scale invasion in 2022. Behind the refugee statistics are individuals navigating new societies, languages and environments. What are the realities and needs of people living with HIV in the Nordic and Baltic countries?


HivNorway, Positiiviset / HivFinland and Alliance for Public Health (Ukraine) invite to the webinar highlighting this topic with guest speakers from Poland and Baltics. Join and meet experts and civil society activists for insights and practical perspectives. Join to listen our webinar on Thursday 26 February at 3pm (EET)!

In the program:

  • Pavlo Smyrnov (Alliance for Public Health, Ukraine) – On current situation with people living with HIV in Ukraine
  • Mariia Ralko (Fundacja HelpNowHUB) – On grassroot work supporting Ukrainian refugees living with HIV in Poland
  • Armen Aghajanov (BaltHUB) – On cross-border cooperation and the initiative RefAid, supporting Ukrainian refugees living with HIV in the Baltic countries.


Webinar is part of the project Integrated health services in times of war. Experiences from Ukraine, supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers and is suitable for healthcare employees, refugee health care, social workers, politicians, journalists, decision- makers, civil society and human rights activists.

About the organisations:

Alliance for Public Health (Ukraine) is a leading non- governmental organisation making a significant impact on the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis in Ukraine. In cooperation with state partners and civil society organisations, it provides financial and technical support to programs, covering over 250, 000 representatives of most vulnerable populations.


Fundacja HelpNowHUB (Poland) is a non-profit organisation, founded in October 2023 by Ukrainian women fleeing war (refugees) and living with HIV. The aim is to provide emergency and comprehensive assistance to Ukrainian refugees from key populations (KP) facing medical and psychosocial difficulties not covered by traditional humanitarian mechanisms in Poland.


BaltHUB is a regional support and coordination network uniting 11+ community organizations across 8 countries, working in countries to improve access to health, psychosocial and legal services for Ukrainian refugees living with HIV and other key populations.

Register by 11 am on 26 February (EET). Please note that the first part of the registration is in Norwegian. You are warmly invited!

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Women’s Health and HIV Webinar 

Join us on 29 October for an insightful webinar by Dr. Nneka Nwokolo.

Have questions about women’s health and HIV treatment — such as pregnancy, breastfeeding, menopause, or physical and mental health issues like brain fog, muscle pain, digestive problems, anxiety, or depression? This is your unique opportunity to ask an expert directly! The session is in English.

Dr Nwokolo has 20 years of experience as a consultant physician in sexual health and HIV medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, and is currently Medical Director at ViiV Healthcare. The event is hosted by Positiiviset ry in collaboration with GSK.

You are warmly welcome to join us and watch the webinar together at our meeting place in Kamppi. Please note that the webinar starts at 5:30 p.m., so arrive a little earlier. A light snack will be provided for participants by Positiiviset ry.

If you´d prefer to follow the webinar by yourself, please send an email to positiiviset@positiiviset.fi to register.For more information please visit positiiviset.fi or send us a message on WhatsApp +358 44 750 7460.