Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Countries in this Section

Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Some MSM Identities

Gay, Bisexual, Goluboj

Sex Between Males*

• Eastern Europe: 6 - 15% of males have had sex with another male during the course of their lifetime ¹

MSM and HIV*

• Serbia: 59% of newly diagnosed cases in 2006 were MSM ²
• Hungary: 73% of cases reported in 2006 were MSM ³

Prevention Materials for MSM

• Aventurile Lui Alex

Opportunities

• Vacancies at AIDS Action Europe Steering Committee: Summary (pdf), Application Information English (pdf), Application Information Russian (pdf), Cover Letter Russian (doc)
• Call for Trainers/Specialists on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health (Location: Kyrgyzstan) (pdf)

eForums and Email Groups

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Links

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* At this point very few national-level surveys have been done in on these topics; this data is taken from studies with limited sample sizes and may not accurately reflect national figures.
1. Careres, et al. "Estimating the number of men who have sex with men in low and middle income countries". Sexually Transmitted Infections 2006;82(Supplement 3 ):iii3-iii9; doi:10.1136/sti.2005.019489
2. “Serbia – HIV/AIDS Country Profile” World Health Organization: Regional Office for Europe. http://www.euro.who.int/aids/ctryinfo/overview/20060118_38?PrinterFriendly=1&. Accessed July 21, 2008.
3. Hungary – HIV/AIDS Country Profile” World Health Organization: Regional Office for Europe. http://www.euro.who.int/aids/ctryinfo/overview/20060118_19?PrinterFriendly=1&. Accessed July 21, 2008.