Why get involved

By participating and campaigning to increase access to and availability of free, confidential HIV, hepatitis and STI testing across Europe, you can help more people become aware of their status. Your organisation or institution can participate in the campaign in a number of ways, ranging from advocacy activities, awareness raising, testing outreach activities, training activities etc. There are no minimum requirements for participation and for signing up as a campaign participant. Remember to download and use our campaign materials.

Tell others about your ETW activities

We encourage you to post about your ETW activities through our social media platforms on Instagram and Facebook.

Sharing information about your ETW plans and photos or videos from your activities can help to inspires others and build excitement about part of the ETW campaign network.

Please remember to tag us (@EuroTestWeek on Instagram and @European Testing Week on Facebook) and use our hashtags (#EuroTestWeek #TestTreatPrevent) so we can see and share your posts and create a united display of all the different ETW activities across Europe!

How government bodies can make a difference

It is important that government bodies and policy makers support evidence-based testing guidance for integrated HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs (including from ECDC and WHO). In particular, supporting policy that encourages free, voluntary and confidential testing; integrated testing (when feasible); lay provider testing; self-testing/self-sampling, etc. HIV, hepatitis and STI testing programmes require government support and funding in order to achieve impact.

Additionally, it is crucial for public institutions to publicly support and be in dialogue with local and national efforts to increase awareness on the importance of testing for HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs.

How healthcare professionals can make a difference

We encourage healthcare professionals to offer integrated HIV, hepatitis and STI testing whenever relevant. This includes healthcare professionals working in sexual health clinics, as well as those in general practice, emergency settings and in hospitals. As a healthcare professional, you may consider adopting screening for integrated HIV, hepatitis and STIs as part of routine care in high prevalence settings. For HIV, you can also use indicator condition guided HIV testing.

How organisations can make a difference

There are a number of ways that your organisation can help to increase access to HIV, hepatitis and STI testing. For example, you may want to carry out:

Advocacy initiatives for voluntary, confidential and free HIV, hepatitis, and/or STI testing
Awareness raising activities for key populations at higher risk
HIV, hepatitis, and/or STI testing outreach activities for key populations
Capacity building initiatives (e.g. training of medical students, healthcare staff)
Policy meetings
Engagement with opinion makers and the media

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