Policy Program responds to the urgent need to ensure that national and regional HIV/AIDS policies in Russia and Ukraine reflect the needs and interests of various sectors (i.e. government, business, medical workers, scientists, civil society, people living with HIV/AIDS, etc.), as well as vulnerable and high-risk populations, such as injecting drug users and sex workers. GBC works with policymakers in Russia and Ukraine to ensure that legislation and policy implementation meet international best practices on human rights and individual privacy, stigma, treatment access, and participation of civil society, including people living with HIV/AIDS, in the policy process. Policy program aimed at motivating, informing, consulting, and providing managerial support to the following Parliamentary Working Groups and other coordination structures on HIV/AIDS:
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