On March 4th, the official signing of the agreement for the start of a new project by Expertise France and the Alliance for Public Health Foundation took place. The project aims to provide comprehensive medical and psychosocial support to women with drug addiction under opioid substitution therapy programs, as well as support for victims of violence.
The project is designed for 3 years and focuses on a gender-oriented approach. “Our new partnership with Expertise France aims to expand access to critical medical services for the most vulnerable populations,” said Andriy Klepikov, Executive Director of the Alliance for Public Health. “We will work to overcome gender barriers faced by women receiving substitution therapy treatment.”
The project will be implemented in collaboration with the All-Ukrainian Association of Women Drug Users “VONA” and Frontline AIDS, in coordination with the Global Fund, the Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, and medical institutions in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro, and Kryvyi Rih.
It is worth noting that the Alliance for Public Health already has experience collaborating with Expertise France on another important project. This is the “Mobile Treatment Points” (MTP) – mobile units providing comprehensive services in remote and liberated territories near the contact line.
“We are grateful to the French Ambassador to Ukraine Gaël Veyssière, the Director-General of Expertise France Jérémie Pellet, the Technical Director Eric Fleutelot, Arthur Langlois, and Natali Martynenko for their extraordinary support!”
Photo: Veronika Yaresko
