Press Release: ECDC launches European HIV/AIDS report in Tallinn and pledges support to Estonia in its fight against HIV/AIDS

The report 'HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Europe' was prepared by EuroHIV (European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of HIV and AIDS) a network currently hosted by the French Institute of Public Health (Institut de Veille Sanitaire). The report presents information provided by the national coordinators for the surveillance of HIV/AIDS in the WHO European Region. From 1 January 2008, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will be hosting the network coordination activities. The surveillance of HIV/AIDS in Europe will be continued jointly by ECDC and WHO Europe.

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European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS (EuroHIV): Homepage http://www.eurohiv.org/mainframe_eng.htm

WHO Regional Office for Europe: HIV/AIDS in the European region http://www.euro.who.int/aids

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