04/11/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 4 November, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) announced the launch of a “groundbreaking” survey with which to gather information on stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV in Europe and Central Asia. The survey, which is online and anonymous, is conducted by ECDC in collaboration with the European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG), AIDS Action Europe (AAE), and the EU HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and TB Civil Society Forum. According to the European Centre, HIV remains one of the most prevalent communicable diseases in Europe. In its latest annual report, the ECDC recalls that in 2017, 25 353 people were diagnosed with HIV in 30 of the 31 countries making up the EU and the European Economic Area. To access the survey: https://bit.ly/2ZOh2tx (AC)