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279 <figcaption class="card-caption theme-white"> 280 <h3 class="card-title">Working Group</h3> 281 <p class="small"> 282 The Working Group is comprised of representatives from organisations across Europe with hepatitis, HIV and/or STI interest. 283 </p> 284 <p class="link-default small d-inline-block">Read more</p> 285 </figcaption> 286 <a href="/about-european-testing-week/working-group/" class="card-link-overlay" title="Working Group" aria-label="Read more about Working Group"></a> 287 </figure> 288</div> 289<div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 card"> 290 <figure class="card-figure card-link"> 291 <picture class="card-picture ratio ratio-16x9"> 292 <source media="(min-width: 100px)" srcset="/media/ihcdvytk/adobestock_292733743-1.jpeg?width=650&height=488&v=1d8240aa8ba1570" type="image/jpeg"> 293 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="card-img object-fit-cover" loading="lazy" alt="ETW endorsers" style="object-position: 50% 50%"> 294 </picture> 295 <figcaption class="card-caption theme-white"> 296 <h3 class="card-title">Endorsers</h3> 297 <p class="small"> 298 We are asking partners that operate on an international and European level to support/endorse European Testing Week. 299 </p> 300 <p class="link-default small d-inline-block">Read more</p> 301 </figcaption> 302 <a href="/about-european-testing-week/endorsers/" class="card-link-overlay" title="Endorsers" aria-label="Read more about Endorsers"></a> 303 </figure> 304</div> 305<div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 card"> 306 <figure class="card-figure card-link"> 307 <picture class="card-picture ratio ratio-16x9"> 308 <source media="(min-width: 100px)" srcset="/media/ll0mmpb4/sponsors.jpg?width=650&height=488&v=1d824c0fd9cebb0" type="image/jpeg"> 309 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="card-img object-fit-cover" loading="lazy" alt="European Testing Week Sponsors" style="object-position: 50% 50%"> 310 </picture> 311 <figcaption class="card-caption theme-white"> 312 <h3 class="card-title">Sponsors</h3> 313 <p class="small"> 314 European Testing Week is coordinated under the EuroTEST initiative, which is governed by an independent steering committee. 315 </p> 316 <p class="link-default small d-inline-block">Read more</p> 317 </figcaption> 318 <a href="/about-european-testing-week/sponsors/" class="card-link-overlay" title="Sponsors" aria-label="Read more about Sponsors"></a> 319 </figure> 320</div> 321<div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 card"> 322 <figure class="card-figure card-link"> 323 <picture class="card-picture ratio ratio-16x9"> 324 <source media="(min-width: 100px)" srcset="/media/1eojh1ez/evaluation-card.jpg?width=650&height=488&v=1d8240aa8ea4d30" type="image/jpeg"> 325 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="card-img object-fit-cover" loading="lazy" alt="ETW Evaluation Reports" style="object-position: 50% 50%"> 326 </picture> 327 <figcaption class="card-caption theme-white"> 328 <h3 class="card-title">Evaluation Reports</h3> 329 <p class="small"> 330 On this page, you can find our Evaluation Reports. 331 </p> 332 <p class="link-default small d-inline-block">Read more</p> 333 </figcaption> 334 <a href="/about-european-testing-week/evaluation-reports/" class="card-link-overlay" title="Evaluation Reports" aria-label="Read more about Evaluation Reports"></a> 335 </figure> 336</div> 337<div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 card"> 338 <figure class="card-figure card-link"> 339 <picture class="card-picture ratio ratio-16x9"> 340 <source media="(min-width: 100px)" srcset="/media/1e1ipmtq/media-card.jpg?width=650&height=488&v=1d8240aa8ee6be0" type="image/jpeg"> 341 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="card-img object-fit-cover" loading="lazy" alt="ETW media" style="object-position: 50% 50%"> 342 </picture>
343 <figcaption class="card-caption theme-white"> 344 <h3 class="card-title">ETW Media Centre</h3> 345 <p class="small"> 346 In this section, you will find European Testing Week newsletters and official press releases from the European Testing Week Secretariat. 347 </p> 348 <p class="link-default small d-inline-block">Read more</p> 349 </figcaption> 350 <a href="/about-european-testing-week/media-centre/" class="card-link-overlay" title="ETW Media Centre" aria-label="Read more about ETW Media Centre"></a> 351 </figure> 352</div> 353<div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 card"> 354 <figure class="card-figure card-link"> 355 <picture class="card-picture ratio ratio-16x9"> 356 <source media="(min-width: 100px)" srcset="/media/ys2frva3/logo-card.jpg?width=650&height=488&v=1d8240aa8c734d0" type="image/jpeg"> 357 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="card-img object-fit-cover" loading="lazy" alt="ETW Newsletters" style="object-position: 50% 50%"> 358 </picture> 359 <figcaption class="card-caption theme-white"> 360 <h3 class="card-title">ETW Newsletters</h3> 361 <p class="small"> 362 In this section, you will find European Testing Week newsletters. 363 </p> 364 <p class="link-default small d-inline-block">Read more</p> 365 </figcaption> 366 <a href="/about-european-testing-week/newsletters/" class="card-link-overlay" title="ETW Newsletters" aria-label="Read more about ETW Newsletters"></a> 367 </figure> 368</div> 369<div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 card"> 370 <figure class="card-figure card-link"> 371 <picture class="card-picture ratio ratio-16x9"> 372 <source media="(min-width: 100px)" srcset="/media/ys2frva3/logo-card.jpg?width=650&height=488&v=1d8240aa8c734d0" type="image/jpeg"> 373 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="card-img object-fit-cover" loading="lazy" alt="Secretariat" style="object-position: 50% 50%"> 374 </picture> 375 <figcaption class="card-caption theme-white"> 376 <h3 class="card-title">Secretariat</h3> 377 <p class="small"> 378 Find out more about how to contact us. 379 </p> 380 <p class="link-default small d-inline-block">Read more</p> 381 </figcaption> 382 <a href="/about-european-testing-week/secretariat/" class="card-link-overlay" title="Secretariat" aria-label="Read more about Secretariat"></a> 383 </figure> 384</div> 385 </div> 386 </section> 387 388 389 390 391 <section class="accordion p-default theme-gray is-special-element" data-accordion=""> 392 <div class="text-standard-content"> 393 394 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-edc1f97a-36d9-441d-b2f9-005be75e9d39" aria-labelledby="edc1f97a-36d9-441d-b2f9-005be75e9d39"> 395 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="edc1f97a-36d9-441d-b2f9-005be75e9d39" aria-expanded="false"> 396 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">What are the aims of European Testing Week?</h3> 397 </button> 398 <div id="acc-edc1f97a-36d9-441d-b2f9-005be75e9d39" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 399 <p>The ultimate goal of ETW is to increase efforts to make testing <strong>more accessible</strong> and communicate the benefits of <strong>earlier testing for hepatitis, HIV, and STIs</strong>. The ongoing tagline for ETW is <strong>Test. Treat. Prevent.</strong>, with the aim of supporting ongoing dialogue between all partners in the HIV, hepatitis, and STI communities, in order to:</p> 400<ul> 401<li> 402<p>Encourage people who could be at risk of HIV, hepatitis, and/or STIs to get tested</p> 403</li> 404<li> 405<p>Encourage healthcare professionals to offer integrated testing for HIV, hepatitis, and/or STIs as part of routine care in specific settings and conditions (in line with current European guidelines)</p> 406</li> 407<li> 408<p>Support and unite community organisations to scale up access to integrated HIV, hepatitis, and STI testing as far as possible and share lessons learned between countries</p> 409</li> 410<li> 411<p>Make more government bodies aware of the individual, societal and economic benefits of integrated HIV, hepatitis, and STI testing initiatives and how to evaluate testing practices.</p> 412</li> 413</ul> 414 </div> 415 </div> 416 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-5c485b7c-9db8-4d2d-8ad6-4fb456da7f47" aria-labelledby="5c485b7c-9db8-4d2d-8ad6-4fb456da7f47"> 417 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="5c485b7c-9db8-4d2d-8ad6-4fb456da7f47" aria-expanded="false"> 418 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">Why is European Testing Week needed?</h3> 419 </button> 420 <div id="acc-5c485b7c-9db8-4d2d-8ad6-4fb456da7f47" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 421 <p>Data from 2018 report that at least <a href="https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.48.1800622">36% of the 2.2 million people living with HIV in Europe</a> are unaware that they are HIV positive. Just <a href="https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/hivaids-surveillance-europe-2019-2018-data">over half (53%)</a> of those living with HIV are diagnosed late â which delays access to treatment.</p> 422<p>Hepatitis B and C are common among people at risk of and living with HIV. Around <a href="http://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/sections/fact-sheets/2019/fact-sheet-hepatitis-b-in-the-who-european-region-2019">15 million people</a> and <a href="http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/communicable-diseases/hepatitis/data-and-statistics/fact-sheet-hepatitis-c-in-the-who-european-region-2019">14 million people</a> are living with hepatitis B and C in the WHO European Region, respectively. As the disease is often asymptomatic and left untreated, chronic hepatitis is a major cause of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. The majority of people with hepatitis C remain undiagnosed and only a small minority in Europe (3.5%) receive treatment.</p> 423<p>In the EU/EEA and the UK, there are over <a href="https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/infographic-sexually-transmitted-infections-long-standing-and-ongoing-threat">500,000 reported cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)</a> each year according to data from 2018. Although reported cases of STIs in the region are lower compared to cases reported globally, the burden it creates in Europe is <a href="https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Technologies-strategies-approaches-testing-populations-at-risk-for-STIs.pdf">substantial</a> with chlamydia being the most frequently reported STI.</p> 424<p>This data shows that HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs continue to be long-standing and ongoing threat to public health. More must be done to reach the SDGs by 2030 and end these epidemics. More people need to be aware of their infection. Testing is the gateway to prevention, treatment, care and support. The earlier a person becomes aware of their infection, the sooner they can receive treatment, prevent possible transmission, and have better health outcomes.</p> 425<p>European Testing Week serves as a reminder on the importance of integrated testing for HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs and provides an outlet for all actors involved in the provision of testing services in the WHO European Region (including community, health care and public health institutions) to advocate for increased access to testing, especially for key vulnerable populations. </p> 426 </div> 427 </div> 428 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-022c5c52-8d6c-4ca9-a016-b27c6c9cbe5e" aria-labelledby="022c5c52-8d6c-4ca9-a016-b27c6c9cbe5e"> 429 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="022c5c52-8d6c-4ca9-a016-b27c6c9cbe5e" aria-expanded="false"> 430 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">Why is testing important?</h3> 431 </button> 432 <div id="acc-022c5c52-8d6c-4ca9-a016-b27c6c9cbe5e" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 433 <p>
433Itâs better for people at risk of HIV, viral hepatitis and/or STIs to know about their infection as soon as possible. Today, HIV treatment advances mean that people living with HIV can live healthily for a long time if they are diagnosed early, those with HCV can be cured and there is effective treatment for several STIs.</p> 434<p>When people are diagnosed with HIV and/or hepatitis late, they are less likely to respond well to treatment and more likely to have health and/or treatment-related complications. Additionally, STIs often do not produce or show symptoms, therefore many are unaware that they may have an STI which can cause serious health consequences. Late diagnosis of HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs also pose the risk for potential onward transmission to others.</p> 435<p>Testing is the first crucial step in the care pathway. Once a person gets tested, they can receive additional supportive services including but not limited to prevention, counselling, linkage to care, etc. Additionally, integrated testing or testing for more than one infection at the time of service is also a way to increase testing coverage and improve the efficiency of services.</p> 436 </div> 437 </div> 438 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-2db6ebab-242f-43a8-b98a-e940e583bf39" aria-labelledby="2db6ebab-242f-43a8-b98a-e940e583bf39"> 439 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="2db6ebab-242f-43a8-b98a-e940e583bf39" aria-expanded="false"> 440 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">Who is European Testing Week for?</h3> 441 </button> 442 <div id="acc-2db6ebab-242f-43a8-b98a-e940e583bf39" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 443 <p>ETW relies on three core groups to help ensure it achieves its aim:</p> 444<ol> 445<li>Government bodies</li> 446<li>Healthcare professionals  </li> 447<li>Non-governmental/civil society organisations</li> 448</ol> 449<p>These partners may be active within the HIV, viral hepatitis and/
449or STI fields or work with communities at an increased risk. These partners can help ensure and promote integrated HIV, viral hepatitis and STI testing and timely access to treatment as a national priority.</p> 450<p>These organisations throughout Europe join together for one week twice per year and pledge to increase testing efforts and awareness of HIV, hepatitis and/or STIs in order to help more people become aware of their status and decrease late diagnosis.</p> 451<p>ETW provides an opportunity for organisations to increase testing efforts and highlight the importance of HIV, hepatitis and STI testing for key populations.</p> 452<h4>Key populations for HIV testing</h4> 453<p>In terms of who should be accessing HIV and STI testing, key populations at higher risk in Europe vary from country to country, but in general, they include:</p> 454<ul> 455<li>Men who have sex with men</li> 456<li>People who inject drugs and people who use drugs</li> 457<li>Sex workers</li> 458<li>Migrants (including persons originating from a high prevalence country) and mobile populations</li> 459<li>Prisoners</li> 460<li>Trans people</li> 461</ul> 462<h4>Key populations for hepatitis testing</h4> 463<p>The key populations at higher risk of hepatitis are the same as those for HIV and STIs, above. In addition, those at increased risk of living with undiagnosed hepatitis include:</p> 464<ul> 465<li>People on long-term haemodialysis</li> 466<li>People who have received blood, blood products or organs before screening for hepatitis C was implemented, or where screening is not yet widespread</li> 467<li>Healthcare workers</li> 468</ul> 469 </div> 470 </div> 471 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-5e4d03e2-ae67-4436-980f-0f886ff4f946" aria-labelledby="5e4d03e2-ae67-4436-980f-0f886ff4f946"> 472 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="5e4d03e2-ae67-4436-980f-0f886ff4f946" aria-expanded="false"> 473 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">How can you get involved?</h3> 474 </button> 475 <div id="acc-5e4d03e2-ae67-4436-980f-0f886ff4f946" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 476 <p>Itâs easy to get involved and you and your organisation can participate within your own capacity. There is <strong>no minimum</strong> requirement for participation and you can engage during the week however you desire.</p> 477<p>The secretariat does ask all interested organisations to <a href="/sign-up/" title="Sign up"><strong>sign-up on the ETW website</strong></a>. In doing so, you are pledging that your organisation plans to organise a local activity.</p> 478<p>There are many activities that you and your organisation can do for ETW. They can include activities such as (but are not limited to):</p> 479<ul> 480<li>Outreach testing activities for HBV/HCV/HIV/STIs</li> 481<li>Awareness raising and/or advocacy initiatives</li> 482<li>Engaging with HBV/HCV/HIV/STI ambassadors or celebrities</li> 483<li>Training/capacity building</li> 484<li>Media campaigns and so much more!</li> 485</ul> 486<p>If you need some inspiration for your ETW activities, check out our <a href="/resources/success-stories/" title="Success Stories"><strong>Success Stories page </strong></a>of past activities from our partner organisations.</p> 487<p>For a comprehensive overview of how you could get involved, we recommend that you download <a href="/campaign-materials/toolkits/" title="Toolkits"><strong>Toolkit 2 â testing week implementation handbook</strong></a>.</p> 488 </div> 489 </div> 490 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-4eab229d-d333-410a-a09a-fbab26a0ef38" aria-labelledby="4eab229d-d333-410a-a09a-fbab26a0ef38"> 491 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="4eab229d-d333-410a-a09a-fbab26a0ef38" aria-expanded="false"> 492 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">How is European Testing Week organised and run?</h3> 493 </button> 494 <div id="acc-4eab229d-d333-410a-a09a-fbab26a0ef38" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 495 <p><a href="http://www.eurotest.org/">EuroTEST</a> (originally named HIV in Europe) manages ETW in close collaboration with the <a href="/about-european-testing-week/working-group/" title="Working Group">European Testing Week Working Group</a>, which comprises civil society representatives, healthcare professionals and government bodies. The working group was established to provide ongoing advice and support on the ETW concept and materials.</p> 496<p>The European Testing Week Working Group comprises representatives from the following organisations:</p> 497<ul> 498<li><a href="http://www.aidsactioneurope.org/en">AIDS Action Europe (AAE)</a></li> 499<li><a href="https://www.aidshealth.org/">AIDS Healthcare Foundation Europe (AHF Europe)</a></li> 500<li><a href="http://www.apoyopositivo.org/">Apoyo Positivo, Spain</a></li> 501<li><a href="http://www.ceeiscat.cat/">Center for HIV/STI Epidemiological Studies of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Spain</a></li> 502<li><a href="https://choicescenter.nl/en/">Choices Support Center, Netherlands</a></li> 503<li><a href="https://www.coalitionplus.org/">Coalition PLUS</a></li> 504<li><a href="http://www.correlation-net.org/">Correlation European Harm Reduction Network</a></li> 505<li><a href="http://www.eacsociety.org/">European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS)</a></li> 506<li><a href="http://www.eatg.org/">European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG)</a></li> 507<li><a href="https://ecdc.europa.eu/en/home">European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)</a></li> 508<li><a href="https://harmreductioneurasia.org/">Eurasian Harm Reduction Association</a></li> 509<li><a href="https://elpa.eu/">European Liver Patients' Association (ELPA)</a></li> 510<li><a href="https://idpc.net/members/European-Network-of-People-who-Use-Drugs-EuroNPUD">European Network of People who Use Drugs (EuroNPUD)</a></li> 511<li><a href="https://www.eswalliance.org/">European Sex Workers Rights Alliance</a></li> 512<li><a href="https://ghrn.ge/news.php?lang=eng">Georgian Harm Reduction Network, Georgia</a></li> 513<li><a href="https://www.hivireland.ie/">HIV Ireland, Ireland</a></li> 514<li><a href="https://www.itg.be/en">Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium </a></li> 515<li><a href="http://www.iglyo.com/">International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer & Intersex Youth and Student Organisation (IGLYO)</a></li> 516<li><a href="http://www.iskorak.hr/">Iskorak, Croatia</a><a href="https://lilamilano.it/it/"></a></li> 517<li><a href="https://www.positiiviset.fi/">Positiiviset ry, HivFinland, Finland</a></li> 518<li><a href="https://positivevoice.gr/">Positive Voice, Greece</a></li> 519<li><a href="https://ihp.hiv/">ReShape/International HIV Partnerships (IHP)</a><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england"></a></li> 520<li><a href="http://www.tht.org.uk/">Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), United Kingdom</a></li> 521<li><a href="https://www.ucd.ie/">University College Dublin, Ireland</a></li> 522<li><a href="https://www.worldhepatitisalliance.org/">World Hepatitis Alliance</a></li> 523</ul> 524<p>Project management for the ETW initiative is run by the EuroTEST secretariat, who can be contacted at: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> 525<p>For further information on EuroTEST and for a full list of organisations who fund its work, visit <a href="http://www.eurotest.org/">www.eurotest.org</a></p> 526 </div> 527 </div> 528 529 </div> 530 </section> 531 532 533 534 <section class="accordion p-default theme-blue" data-accordion=""> 535 <div class="text-standard-content"> 536 <div class="rte pb-5"> 537 <p><a name="faqs"></a></p> 538<h2>Frequently asked questions (FAQs)</h2> 539<p>In this section, you will find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about HIV, hepatitis, and/or STI testing and the European Testing Week initiative. If you have a question that hasnât been addressed here, please <a href="mailto:eurotest.rigshospitalet@regi
539onh.dk"><strong>contact us</strong></a>.</p> 540 </div> 541 542 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-c6da1e39-ca09-4d13-93bf-457be395f07a" aria-labelledby="c6da1e39-ca09-4d13-93bf-457be395f07a"> 543 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="c6da1e39-ca09-4d13-93bf-457be395f07a" aria-expanded="false"> 544 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">Where can I get tested?</h3> 545 </button> 546 <div id="acc-c6da1e39-ca09-4d13-93bf-457be395f07a" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 547 <p>Access to HIV, hepatitis, and/or STI testing varies from country to country, however, tests are often offered by the following:</p> 548<ul> 549<li>Sexual health clinics also called genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics</li> 550<li>Hospitals, department of infectious diseases</li> 551<li>Clinics or testing sites run by community-based HIV/hepatitis/STI organisations or charities</li> 552<li>Some General Practitioner offices</li> 553<li>Some contraception and young peopleâs clinics</li> 554<li>Local drugs agencies</li> 555<li>Antenatal clinics, if you are pregnant</li> 556<li>Private clinics</li> 557</ul> 558<p>To find your nearest testing centre for HIV, STIs and hepatitis, use the <a href="https://testfinder.info/" title="European Test Finder">European Test Finder.</a></p> 559<p>The European Test Finder is a tool where any user can search for the nearest testing centre for HIV, hepatitis, STIs.</p> 560 </div> 561 </div> 562 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-29ea03ce-36e4-49d1-90d1-6693a0d0f2af" aria-labelledby="29ea03ce-36e4-49d1-90d1-6693a0d0f2af"> 563 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="29ea03ce-36e4-49d1-90d1-6693a0d0f2af" aria-expanded="false"> 564 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">How is the impact of the European Testing Week evaluated?</h3> 565 </button> 566 <div id="acc-29ea03ce-36e4-49d1-90d1-6693a0d0f2af" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 567 <p>After the end of every ETW, the secretariat prepares and shares a brief report summarizing the main results of the initiative. This includes data from the sign up forms, such as number of organisations signed up as participants, characteristics of participating organisations, plans for ETW for participating organisations, use of social media for ETW, use of the European Test Finder during ETW, media coverage of ETW etc. Once in a while, an online survey is sent to all organisations/institutions who ever signed up to participate, to assess how ETW is used by participants and what the impact of ETW is, and to provide inputs for the planning of future ETWs.</p> 568<p>Until 2022, online surveys were sent out to all participating organisations after every campaign, and the results were analysed and summarised into reports which are available on the ETW website. To access past ETW evaluation reports, <a href="/about-european-testing-week/evaluation-reports/" title="Evaluation Reports"><strong>click here</strong></a>.</p> 569 </div> 570 </div> 571 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-4c414884-0778-4a6a-8358-5acd9bbb1ed8" aria-labelledby="4c414884-0778-4a6a-8358-5acd9bbb1ed8"> 572 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="4c414884-0778-4a6a-8358-5acd9bbb1ed8" aria-expanded="false"> 573 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">What does signing-up for European Testing Week mean? Is there a minimum expectation?</h3> 574 </button> 575 <div id="acc-4c414884-0778-4a6a-8358-5acd9bbb1ed8" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 576 <p>By signing up to participate in European Testing Week, you indicate that <strong>you intend to take action</strong> to contribute to achieving the aims of ETW (to increase awareness of the benefits of HIV, hepatitis and STI testing to increase the proportion of people who are aware of their status.)</p> 577<p>Increasing access to testing and promoting awareness of the benefits of early testing helps to ensure more people become aware of their status which can only happen with the support of partners like you. There is <strong>no minimum requirement</strong> for those who sign-up for ETW and it is entirely up to you to choose whether your local campaign activities will target HIV, hepatitis, STIs, or all, during ETW.</p> 578<p>Having signed-up for European Testing Week, you may wish to:</p> 579<ul> 580<li>Host ETW events/activities</li> 581<li>Raise awareness amongst key populations regarding the importance of integrated HIV, hepatitis and/
581or STI testing</li> 582<li>Lobby government bodies around the importance of improved access to integrated HIV, hepatitis, and/or STI testing</li> 583<li>Recruit other organisations to sign up</li> 584<li>Encourage other testing sites in your community or nationally to sign-up on the European Test Finder to create a list of places in your country where individuals can access free, confidential and voluntary testing</li> 585<li>Engaging with HBV/HCV/HIV/STI ambassadors or celebrities</li> 586<li>Training/capacity building</li> 587<li>Organise media campaigns and so much more! </li> 588</ul> 589<p>It is important to note, there is <strong>no requirement</strong> <strong>to offer testing as part of your activities for ETW</strong>â arranging other activities that raise awareness or education are just as important.</p> 590 </div> 591 </div> 592 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-0adcced4-8e3c-4aa6-9c0c-bd3fa4d688c7" aria-labelledby="0adcced4-8e3c-4aa6-9c0c-bd3fa4d688c7"> 593 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="0adcced4-8e3c-4aa6-9c0c-bd3fa4d688c7" aria-expanded="false"> 594 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">Who can sign-up for European Testing Week?</h3> 595 </button> 596 <div id="acc-0adcced4-8e3c-4aa6-9c0c-bd3fa4d688c7" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 597 <p>ETW is aimed at all civil society/non-profit/non-governmental organisations, healthcare professionals and their organisations, testing programme managers, governmental institutions and bodies, public health institutions, and other supporting organisations across the WHO European Region.</p> 598<p><a href="/sign-up/" title="Sign up">Please sign-up</a> if you are:</p> 599<ul> 600<li>Part of an organisation that wants to participate in ETW</li> 601<li>Part of a healthcare professional association/hospital/clinic that wants to participate in ETW</li> 602<li>A policy organisation that wants to participate in ETW</li> 603<li>Organisations that support the expansion and uptake of integrated testing for HIV, hepatitis and STIs.</li> 604</ul> 605 </div> 606 </div> 607 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-90375097-c2dd-4fa1-86cb-578cafafe69f" aria-labelledby="90375097-c2dd-4fa1-86cb-578cafafe69f"> 608 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="90375097-c2dd-4fa1-86cb-578cafafe69f" aria-expanded="false"> 609 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">Can I sign up if my organisation is only able to offer HIV, hepatitis, or STI testing?</h3> 610 </button> 611 <div id="acc-90375097-c2dd-4fa1-86cb-578cafafe69f" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 612 <p>Yes â you are welcome to <a href="/sign-up/" title="Sign up">sign up</a> if your organisation is only able to offer testing for HIV, hepatitis or STIs.</p> 613<p>It may be useful to partner with other local organisations, if possible, in order to offer integrated testing services for HIV, hepatitis and/
613or STIs, although this is not essential.</p> 614<p>It is also <strong>not essential to offer testing as part of ETW</strong>.</p> 615 </div> 616 </div> 617 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-4d473fdf-ed46-47df-8294-bf0017f469de" aria-labelledby="4d473fdf-ed46-47df-8294-bf0017f469de"> 618 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="4d473fdf-ed46-47df-8294-bf0017f469de" aria-expanded="false"> 619 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">I have signed-up but my organisation name is not yet listed on the website.</h3> 620 </button> 621 <div id="acc-4d473fdf-ed46-47df-8294-bf0017f469de" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 622 <p>We have a process in place to review all submissions to the site. For this reason, it may take some time for your organisation name to appear. If your organisation name has not appeared within two working days please<span> </span><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><strong>contact us</strong></a>.</p> 623 </div> 624 </div> 625 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-217bda02-917d-4a5c-ab2e-c0bc9d01fdde" aria-labelledby="217bda02-917d-4a5c-ab2e-c0bc9d01fdde"> 626 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="217bda02-917d-4a5c-ab2e-c0bc9d01fdde" aria-expanded="false"> 627 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">Is there any funding available to support participating partners?</h3> 628 </button> 629 <div id="acc-217bda02-917d-4a5c-ab2e-c0bc9d01fdde" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 630 <p>Unfortunately, EuroTEST/European Testing Week is <strong>not in a position to offer any direct financial support to participating partners</strong>.</p> 631<p>Instead, EuroTEST/European Testing Week would like to support you by offering a range of template materials, ideas for testing activities, a platform for sharing experiences and a condensed compilation of the evidence and European guidelines available on HIV, hepatitis and STI testing. These can be found in the <a href="/campaign-materials/" title="Campaign Materials">materials and resources section</a> of the website. There is also a fundraising toolkit available which provide ideas and guidance.</p> 632 </div> 633 </div> 634 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-1180c748-cc61-4a1a-a642-e1bc27cb8cf0" aria-labelledby="1180c748-cc61-4a1a-a642-e1bc27cb8cf0"> 635 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="1180c748-cc61-4a1a-a642-e1bc27cb8cf0" aria-expanded="false"> 636 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">My country isn’t in Europe – can I still take part?</h3> 637 </button> 638 <div id="acc-1180c748-cc61-4a1a-a642-e1bc27cb8cf0" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 639 <p>The ETW materials and supporting evidence have been tailored for European countries and ke
639y populations at higher risk. If any of the guidance toolkits are helpful and suitable for adaptation to support testing initiatives outside of Europe, please feel free to use them.</p> 640 </div> 641 </div> 642 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-364829c6-4eaf-484d-bf97-ddf156620043" aria-labelledby="364829c6-4eaf-484d-bf97-ddf156620043"> 643 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="364829c6-4eaf-484d-bf97-ddf156620043" aria-expanded="false"> 644 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">I don’t belong to a hepatitis, HIV, STI or healthcare org. but I want to support for ETW – what can I do?</h3> 645 </button> 646 <div id="acc-364829c6-4eaf-484d-bf97-ddf156620043" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 647 <p>If you would like to support European Testing Week, you may wish to contact <a href="/get-involved/participants/" title="Participants">organisations taking part</a> in your country and ask them if they need support from volunteers.</p> 648<p>Feel free to <a href="/campaign-materials/etw-logos/" title="ETW Logos">download our logo</a> and use it to display on your website, social media accounts or other platforms to show your support!</p> 649<p>You can also find out about ETW activities by following us on <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/eurotestweek/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/Eurotestweek" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</p> 650 </div> 651 </div> 652 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-c0bf8357-ba2d-4f99-ba55-a042127a4254" aria-labelledby="c0bf8357-ba2d-4f99-ba55-a042127a4254"> 653 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="c0bf8357-ba2d-4f99-ba55-a042127a4254" aria-expanded="false"> 654 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">What materials are available to support European Testing Week activities?</h3> 655 </button> 656 <div id="acc-c0bf8357-ba2d-4f99-ba55-a042127a4254" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 657 <p>Please visit<span> the </span><a href="/campaign-materials/" title="Campaign Materials">Campaign materials section</a><span> for a full list of ETW materials for you to adapt and use, both in English and a number of other languages, along with guidance on how these materials should be used.</span></p> 658 </div> 659 </div> 660 <div class="accordion-item" data-accordion-item="#acc-4e059fc3-1737-4055-bc14-7e16c1706e69" aria-labelledby="4e059fc3-1737-4055-bc14-7e16c1706e69"> 661 <button type="button" class="accordion-item-header" id="4e059fc3-1737-4055-bc14-7e16c1706e69" aria-expanded="false"> 662 <h3 class="accordion-item-title">What steps are in place to ensure individuals who tested positive during European Testing Week have access to care?</h3> 663 </button> 664 <div id="acc-4e059fc3-1737-4055-bc14-7e16c1706e69" class="accordion-item-content rte"> 665 <p>Unfortunately, not all countries implement a policy of ensuring timely access to free care and treatment for those who test positive for HIV, hepatitis, and/or STIs. 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