HIV community-based testing practices in Europe HIV COBATEST

Early diagnosis of HIV infection is essential to decrease mortality, morbidity and transmission rates, allow counselling and assess suitability for treatment.
The Community-based voluntary counselling and testing (CBVCT) services are commonly recognized as a good model to improve access to most-at-risk populations by promoting its early HIV diagnosis. These centres are besting an excellent position to improve all aspects of the HIV testing and counselling-including access, offer, uptake and effectiveness- for those vulnerable and hard to reach. The general objective of the project is to promote early diagnosis of HIV infection in Europe by improving the implementation and evaluation of community-based testing practices.

• HIV-COBATEST Project Meeting: Review of the ongoing Work Packages and Workshop on the Core Group of Indicators to monitor HIV diagnosis from VCT services 24th and 25th May 2012 Venue: Carrer de Roc Boronat, 81-95 (08005), Barcelona. Sala de l’Altell
• 2nd Steering Committee Meeting May 23rd 16:00h-18:30h Venue: Carrer de Roc Boronat, 81-95 (08005), Barcelona. Sala de l’Altell

• Questionnaire on implementation of CBVCT Services in EU and EFTA Countries
• Executive summary
• Agenda workshops and meetings May 2012
• HIV-COBATEST Abstract
• HIV-COBATEST Project Promotional Leaflet

This project is co funded by European Commission with Grant Agreement number 2009 12 11 for the period 2010-2013