REPORT OF THE 8th ERNA MEETING IN KRAKOW, POLAND
25 – 29 SEPTEMBER 2004
SUMMARY OF THE REPORT
- 30 National Societies participated in the meeting.
- Workshops and presentations were conducted on Harm Reduction; Working with groups with risky behaviour; TB; Access to treatment; and Stigma and Discrimination
- Key proposals made:
- There is a need for more to be done in harm reduction
- There is a need to work jointly with HIV and TB
- Stigma and discrimination are still a priority
- There is willingness of RC/RC to work with other partners
- There is a need for ERNA Board to have a role in advocating for access to treatment in member countries
- There is a need to improve internal communication among ERNA members
- There is a need for more IFRC materials in Russian
- There is a need for ERNA – through the Board to lobby and persuade politicians and NS of the need for effective Harm Reduction
- The need for a PLWHA on ERNA Board is a question
- Organizing workshops during the next ERNA meeting that take into account the capabilities and potential of individual NS
- Promote more cooperation between RC and PLWHA groups
- Moldavian and Romanian RC became new ERNA members
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