HIV and other STIs among MSM in the European Region

The WHO European Region technical consultation on HIV and other STIs among MSM was held under the auspices of the Slovenia European Union presidency, in partnership with the Slovenian Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia and in collaboration with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Bled, Slovenia, 26–27 May 2008, to foster dialogue among nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and international agencies working with HIV and men who have sex with men (MSM) in the WHO European Region. Thirty-five participants, including nongovernmental organization (NGO) and United Nations agency representatives from 25 countries, attended this two-day consultation. The discussions included United Nations, governmental and nongovernmental activities and perspectives and epidemiological, human rights and programme issues.