EHRN is governed by its members through elected representatives at the Steering Committee (SC). The major goal of SC is facilitating EHRN’s mission by developing and implementing policy, strategy and operational principles of the organization.

The Steering Committee is formed of elected representatives of EHRN sub-regions and consists of the SC Coordinator and SC members. Members of the EHRN Steering Committee are elected for 3 years and work voluntarily.

The number of SC members and sub-region representation norms are as follows:

Documents:

EHRN SC Statute: [in English]

SC Election Report (2013): [In English]

STEERING COMMITTEE (2012):

ALBANIA, South-Eastern Europe
Arian Boci

Chairman of the Steering Committee,

Research coordinator at STOP AIDS

Phone: +355682057773
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Arian Boci is the coordinator of “Prevention of HIV infection among intravenous drug users and other risky groups” program in Tirana, Albania. His areas of expertise cover substance abuse and harm reduction policies, HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, mass media and social behaviour change communication, developing/writing research protocols, training/curricula materials development, etc. In addition, he is the research coordinator at the STOP AIDS NGO in Albania and independent research consultant for many UN agencies (UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP, UNODC) in country.

Arian:

"I firmly believe that I will be able to contribute to improving the coordination of the HIV/AIDS and drug abuse response at the European level and foster good practice in cross-national comparative research."

MACEDONIA, South-Eastern Europe

Vlatko Dekov

Program Manager of CEDR – Center for education documentation and research
HOPS – Healthy Options Project Skopje
“ Hristo Smirnenski “ 48-1/6 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Phone - +389 3246 205
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Vlatko Dekov started his career in HOPS in 2000 as a social worker within the Harm reduction program and he worked in drop in center for injecting drug users and on outreach. After  2 years  he become director of Harm reduction program in HOPS and he has responsible for develop 7 new harm reduction program in 5 city in Macedonia.

From 2005  to 2011 he was Executive director of HOPS. Dekov is a member of many national and international bodies and  commissions  targeting Drugs and addictions , HIV/AIDS and Human rights issues. Very often Dekov is engaged as a team leader of different research in the field of drug use .

Vlatko: “With my  experience and expertise in policy creating in Macedonia and Europe, good cooperation with partners in the region I will contribute to the development of humane and efficient drug policy in all Network’s geographical regions, particularly in South Eeastern Europe.  In the era of civilization no one deserve to be punished because of his/her own decision to put something in own bodies”.

BELARUS, Belarus-Ukraine-Moldova
Liudmila Trukhan

Belarus civil society association “Positive Movement”, coordinator of outreach work with injecting drug users     
Address: Koltsova street 12-2-10, Minsk, Belarus     
Phone: +375172047425

Mobile: +375293774294

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As an epidemiologist Liudmila was taking part in the development and implementation of the first Harm reduction program in the Republic of Belarus in 1997. Since 2000, she was working as a manager of the Harm reduction program in Soligorsk city which was recognized by UNAIDS as one of the best prevention practices outreaching injecting dug users. Currently Liudmila is theme coordinator of the outreach program for the injecting drug users within the grant by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.

Liudmila:

"As a member of the EHRN Steering Committee, I will advocate for the implementation of complex approach related to the quality HIV prevention services among the injecting drug users and securing the institutionalization of Harm reduction activities in the region taking part in the decriminalization of the drug related policies."

HUNGARY, Central Europe

Peter Sarosi

Hungarian Civil Liberties Union     
1084 Budapest, Vig u. 28., Hungary     
Phone: (361) 279 22 35
Mobile: +36204622494
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Peter has been working as director of the Drug Policy Program at Hungarian Civil Liberties Union since 2004. He is experienced in working with international drug policy forums such as Commission on Narcotic Drugs or the EU civil society forum on drugs. Peter also contributed to building a network of advocacy NGOs in Europe – the European Drug Policy Initiative – he provided technical assistance to several NGOs and produced videos about drug policy issues from several countries of the region.

Peter:

„I believe that my experiences in working with the traditional and new forms of media and communication and my knowledge on international drug policy issues could contribute significantly to the success of future EHRN activities. ”

SLOVAKIA, Central Europe

Iveta Chovancova

C.A. Odyseus
Address: Haanova 10, 851 04 Bratislava 5, Slovakia
E-mail: chovancova [eta] ozodyseus.sk
Skype: iveta_chovancova

Iveta is an active member of the outreach work team in the oldest harm reduction organization in Slovakia called Odyseus which provides services for people who use drugs or work as street sex-workers and people living with HIV/AIDS. Currently, Iveta is preparing for taking over the position of a director of Odyseus in November. She studied therapeutic pedagogy (BA) and psychology (BA). Recently, she has conducted qualitative research on people's experience of confirmation of HIV-positive status.

Iveta:
"Although, even sustaining of the services for people who use drugs is still difficult, these people deserve much more. Therefore I want to take an opportunity to actively participate and contribute to protecting the rights of the communities in the region as a whole."

KYRGYZSTAN, Central Asia
Aleksandr Zelitchenko

Aleksandr has more than 30 years experience of police service, including reform of police system including liberalization of the national anti-drug legislation and decriminalization of drug use and possession of small amount of drugs for personal use. Currently Aleksandr is Director of the Central Asian Drug Policy Centre and the Russian coordinator of the Law Enforcement and Harm Reduction Network (LEAHRN).

Aleksandr:

„I hope that my experience and professional skills will be useful for EHRN and will help to create an enabling environment for the success of harm reduction activities”.

TAJIKISTAN, Central Asia

Pulod Jamolov

Public Organization “SPIN Plus”
Address: 734013, Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Bechzod str., 70
Phone:(+992) 93 505-91-11;
e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; skype: pulod.dzhamolov

Pulod is an Executive director of the Public Organization “SPIN Plus”. Started his work in the field of
harm-reduction as a volunteer at 2003 as an addiction counselor in narcologic clinic. At 2007 registered
first organization of drug users and PLHIV in Tajikistan. Currently runs several harm-reduction projects
supporting people living with HIV and sex-workers.

Pulod: «My position – harm-reduction is not just an approach, philosophy or a program. First of all
this is about supporting people, taking care of people and saving lives. And this is one should take into
consideration talking about and doing harm-reduction.»

LITHUANIA, Baltics
Aleksandras Slatvickis

Klaipeda Mental Health Center
Address: Galinio Pylimo 3B, LT-91231, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Phone: +370 46 311 385,
Cell: +370 687 233 04
Fax: +370 46 4100 31

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During more than 12 years Aleksandras has been actively participating in establishing and implementing various harm reduction programs both in Klaipeda and Lithuania, as well as abroad. He has substantial experience and knowledge in the field of harm reduction.

Aleksandras:

„I sincerely believe that harm reduction is a progressive, humane and the most useful form of help for users of all kinds of phsychoactive substances for the moment”.

RUSSIA
Irina Teplinskaya

Irina Teplinskaya is a community relations coordinator in the Andrey Rylkov’s Foundation for health and social justice. Besides, Irina is a member of a work group for opioid substitution therapy advocacy in Russia and a North-West Federal District coordinator of the All-Russian Public Community-based Committee “Non-medical service”. In 2010 Irina made a complaint to Anand Grover, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, about the lack of opioid substitution therapy in Russia, a method of drug user dependence management recommended by WHO and UN and successfully applied in the whole world. As an injecting drug user community representative, Irina has an intimate knowledge of needs and risks of the community.

Irina:

“For 30 years I have buried many of my friends-users, so my most cherished dream is to make lives of those who are alive better and easier, to facilitate their social adaptation, health and human rights protection, help access HIV/TB/HCV treatment and achieve dignified human living standards."

DRUG USER COMMUNITY

Viktoria Lintsova

„Medical psychological and social support of OST clients in Kirovograd” Project manager
Address: Komarova str. 59-1, Kirovograd, Ukraine.
Phone:  +380676333688, +380663520440
E-mail: mouse823 [eta] rambler.ru

Viktoria Lintsova represents interest of OST program clients in Kirovograd region in Ukraine and provides technical support in developing initiative groups in other regions. She is an active advocate for access to quality OST services. Also she is a drug user community representative at Ukrainian HIV Vulnerable Community Board.

Viktoria:
“My position in Steering Committee gives me a chance to make personal input into development and improvement of community based organizations of people who use drugs. I believe OST is an important component of harm reduction and it is necessary services for IDU in all Eurasian countries. I am ready to devote my time and energy for promotion and dissemination of OST, which should be available to all people suffering from opioid dependency. And I believe, that humanity is the most highest of all valuables”.
Credo: what doesn’t kill me – makes me more stronger.

DRUG USER COMMUNITY

Sergey Uchayev

Director of Uzbekistan Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS
Address: Chilanzar-19, 40/92, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Phone: +998712172127, +998974703734
E-mail: sergey.uchayev [eta] mail.ru

Sergey Uchayev works as a director at Uzbekistan Association of PLHIV and is experienced in harm-reduction work from 2000, when he started working in HR programs, treatment and care of PLHIV. In 2003 he was one of pioneers to establish a community based organization of PLHIV in Uzbekistan and in 2010 started a second CBO Association of PLHIV in Uzbekistan. From 2011 he is actively involved into development of NGO consortium “Anti Cancer Community of Uzbekistan” and union of PLHIV. He is a project coordinator aiming at advocacy for palliative care for PLHIV. Actively represents interests of people who use drugs and PLHIV.

Sergey:
“I believe that it is crucial to represent interest of most at risk populations from the inside. And I seek to apply the experience, gained as EHRN Steering Committee member, in my region”.

GEORGIA, Caucasus

Nino Tsereteli

Executive Director
Center for Information and Counseling on Reproductive Health - Tanadgoma
Address: 21 A. Kurdiani str, 0112, Tbilisi, Georgia
tel: (995 32) 235 63 21
tel/fax: (995 32) 235 21 32
www.tanadgoma.ge

Nino has been working in the field of HIV/AIDS for more than 12 years already. Being psychologist by background, she started as a counselor at Medicines Sans Frontieres-Greece mission to Georgia, in a Reproductive Health program. In 2000, together with the group of young professionals, she founded a Non-Governmental Organization “Center for Information and Counseling on Reproductive Health – Tanadgoma”, aiming at prevention of HIV and STIs and promoting reproductive health issues among Georgian population, especially among Most at Risk Populations – FSWs, IDUs, MSM, prisoners. In 2007 Ms. Tsereteli was appointed as Executive Director of “Tanadgoma”. For the moment Tanadgoma is implementing both a reproductive health program, and drug users’ social rehabilitation program. On behalf of Tanadgoma Nino is a member of several national and regional bodies, such as CCM of Georgia, Georgian Harm Reduction Network, Prevention Task Force, Eurasian Coalition on Male Health, HIV in Europe. 

Nino: “I am sure that through joint efforts of the network and its members we will be able to achieve changes in the punitive drug policies in our region”.

UKRAINE, Belarus-Ukraine-Moldova

Leonid Vlasenko