Transcultural Mediation Course on "Migration and HIV/AIDS Prevention"

From 1 February 2010
NIHMP
Via di San Gallicano 25/a

Transcultural Mediation Course on “Migration and HIV/AIDS Prevention”

The training course on “Migration and HIV/AIDS Prevention” started at NIHMP on 1 February 2010.

The main aim of the AIDS & Mobility Europe project is to reduce HIV vulnerability of migrant
and mobile populations in Europe, through the development, implementation and
promotion of appropriate policies and measures within a European wide network of
experts.

It is financed by the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC) of the European Commission and guided by the Ethno-Medical Centre (Hannover). Six European partners are involved: NIHMP (Italy), AIDS Fondet (Denmark), AIDS-i Tugikeskus (Estonia), European AIDS Treatment Group, Terrence Higgins Trust (United Kingdom), Yeniden (Turkey).

The 52-hour training course deals with topics related to HIV/AIDS, specialized services and regulations in force.

At the end of the course, participants will receive a small amount of money for organizing and managing a community session aimed at preventing HIV/AIDS diffusion and will receive a European Certification of Transcultural Mediation Specialized Course on “Migration and HIV/AIDS Prevention”.

Participation requirements:
- Being a foreign person (particularly Afghans and Rumanians) living in Rome;
- Being interested in HIV/AIDS;
- Good command of the Italian language and of the mother tongue;
- Good knowledge of one’s own community and possibility to spread information among it.