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Organization Contact Information

Name: Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN)
Street 1: Svitrigailos St. 11B
Street 2:
City: Vilnius
Province:
Post Code: 03228
Country: Lithuania
Phone: +37052691600
Email: info@harm-reduction.org
Web Site: http://www.harm-reduction.org

Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Ms
First Name: Marija
Last Name: Subataite
Title: Technical Support Program Manager
Email: marija@harm-reduction.org
Phone: +37052609007

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mr
First Name: Sergey
Last Name: Votyagov
Title:  
Email: sergey@harm-reduction.org
Phone:  

General Information

Organization Type - Primary: Non-Governmental Organization
Organization Type - Secondary: Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
Is your organization legally registered in your country: Yes
Organization Reach: International
Organization Description:
Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN) is a regional network of harm reduction programs, groups of people who use drugs and their allies from across 28 countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia (CEECA), who work to advocate for the universal human rights of people who use drugs, and to protect their lives and health. EHRN’s mission is to promote humane, evidence-based harm reduction approaches to drug use, with the aim of improving health and protecting human rights at the individual, community, and societal level.
Considering EHRN’s focus on promotion of health and human rights of people who use drugs, the Network’s distinctive approach to TB in the region links TB advocacy with advocacy for drug policy reform. Issues related to TB are featured in EHRN’s high-level and national advocacy work on drugs and HIV. Having established itself as a regional source of technical support and expertise on harm reduction, via the Knowledge Hub EHRN is well equipped to support and strengthen local advocacy groups as they take new issues in the field of TB/MDR-TB.
 
Total number of staff in your organization: 6 - 10
Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 1 - 5
Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 0
Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: 0
 
What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? $500,001-$1 MIL
How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: Other partners
Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: Network with other partners
 
Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: No
Are you in contact with your national TB programme: Yes
Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan:
It is not applicable to EHRN as regional organization. Contribution of EHRN for each countries national TB control plans is via strengthening civil society and communities to be meaningfully involved and raising TB issues on international/ regional forums.
 

Geographical Reach

Which country is your headquarters located in: Lithuania
Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: European
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in)
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Republic of Moldova
Republic of Montenegro
Republic of Serbia
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Slovenia
Tajikistan
The Former Yugoslav Rep of Macedonia
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan

Specializations

Advocacy, communication and social mobilization
Technical Assistance

Specializations in Countries

Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Albania
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Armenia
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Azerbaijan
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Belarus
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Bosnia and Herzegovina
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Bulgaria
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Croatia
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Czech Republic
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Estonia
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Georgia
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Hungary
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Kazakhstan
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Kyrgyzstan
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Latvia
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Lithuania
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Republic of Moldova
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Republic of Montenegro
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Republic of Serbia
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Romania
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Russian Federation
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Slovakia
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Slovenia
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Tajikistan
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization The Former Yugoslav Rep of Macedonia
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Turkmenistan
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Ukraine
Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Uzbekistan
Technical Assistance Albania
Technical Assistance Armenia
Technical Assistance Azerbaijan
Technical Assistance Belarus
Technical Assistance Bosnia and Herzegovina
Technical Assistance Bulgaria
Technical Assistance Croatia
Technical Assistance Czech Republic
Technical Assistance Estonia
Technical Assistance Georgia
Technical Assistance Hungary
Technical Assistance Kazakhstan
Technical Assistance Kyrgyzstan
Technical Assistance Latvia
Technical Assistance Lithuania
Technical Assistance Republic of Moldova
Technical Assistance Republic of Montenegro
Technical Assistance Republic of Serbia
Technical Assistance Romania
Technical Assistance Russian Federation
Technical Assistance Slovakia
Technical Assistance Slovenia
Technical Assistance Tajikistan
Technical Assistance The Former Yugoslav Rep of Macedonia
Technical Assistance Turkmenistan
Technical Assistance Ukraine
Technical Assistance Uzbekistan

Contribution

Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below:

Drug-Resistant TB:
EHRN has conducted an initial consultation of civil society organizations working in Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on establishing a regional MDR-TB advocacy network (23 November 2012).

Declaration

Declaration of interests:
No conflicts of interest were delacred.

Application date: December 13, 2012
Last updated: December 13, 2012