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Due to the pandemic of the coronavirus infection COVID-19, many of the homeless people lost regular support, and adequate access to medical services, which were difficult to get at the usual time, became practically impossible. The high level of stigma and discrimination in the terms of which they live increases the risk of contracting not only COVID-19, but also tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis and other diseases.
Since March, the Minsk City Hospital for Infectious Diseases on Kropotkin Street began to work with patients who have diagnosed with COVID-19. But it is the only health facility in the city that deals with the issue of dispensation of ART medications. In order to separate the flows, the hospital made various entrances, but it is still psychologically difficult for HIV-positive people to come there. A lot of patients preferred to be self-isolated. The social workers from the organization Positive Movement decided to deliver therapy to people at home so that no one had to interrupt treatment.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, in connection with quarantine, the corresponding restrictions and changes in the usual treatment for OST patients, there was a need for particularly active technical support, advocacy and information for existing and potential patients on all issues related to the specific treatment during quarantine.
It is estimated that there are 8,100 PLHIV in Azerbaijan, 6,804 of which were registered with the HIV service at the beginning of 2020. The HIV epidemic in Azerbaijan is concentrated among key populations, with the most significant epidemic process among IDUs and MSM. The transgender (TG) community is becoming more visible in Azerbaijan.
As part of the SoS_project, in early 2020, the Georgian Harm Reduction Network launched an operational study to assess the acceptability of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men and people who inject drugs in Georgia.