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Michał Minałto. Mobilizing MSM and hiv positive msm in poland. Poland??. 38 millions of inhabitants The 6th EU country. Gay and lesbian movement Politics... Health issues The HIV reality Mobilizing HIV+ MSM. Health issues arrive afterwards... Let’s check out what kind
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Michał Minałto Mobilizing MSM and hiv positive msm in poland
Poland?? • 38 millions of inhabitants • The 6th EU country • Gay and lesbian movement • Politics... • Health issues • The HIV reality • Mobilizing HIV+ MSM
Health issues arrive afterwards... Let’s check out what kind of background do we have... • The LGBT movement in Poland • Some history... • When the troubles started? • Involvement, where are we? photography (c) Bartek Matusiak
Politics... A hard political and social situation for the LGBT people Form lack of understanding to official discrimintion From serious troubles to ridiculous statements
health The QOL report Who is that nice man? http://www.kampania.org.pl/cms/data/upimages/raport_sytuacja_bi_homo_2007.pdf Cases of stigma and discrimination in access to medical care
HIV in Poland A low prevalence country A satisfactory access to ART A country where prevention can be judged as nonexistent ? Close to 10 900 HIV + diagnosis from 1985 14% of MSM form 2001 to 2005 Today 70 – 80% of new diagnosis registered as „no data”!!!
The only „condom included” official HIV prevention campaign in Poland National AIDS Center, 2005
The 2006 campaign dedicated to MSM With a budget of less than 1500 EUR... Prevention and medical assistance offered to MSM, the example of Warsaw...
LGBT associations – less than 500 members Information on health is researched by the MSM Specialized MSM services reached by at least 40% of positive MSM mobilization
Mobilizing PLWHIV... • Quality of life • Support groups • „universities” • Sexual education • Care and support • Special involvement of positive MSM and new activities
Positive Fridays Other actions
We do need better education on (homo)sexuality targeted to health professionnals We do need innovatory health campaigns AND services dedicated to MSM We do need to improove acceptance for less self-stigma of MSM, also in health Do we need a clinic? There is such an opportunity. The future...?