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08.04.2022 A Conference For Pediatricians and Phthisiatricians In Arkhangelsk On 7 April

The meeting involved pediatricians and phthisiatricians of the Arkhangelsk Oblast, a leading specialist of the Arkhangelsk Ministry of Health Irina Blinkova, representatives of the Governor's Center Tatyana Nekipelova and Elizaveta Boyko/ The conference was moderated by EB Fund: Nina Nizovtseva and Aleksandra Staritsyna.

25.03.2022 Miracles Of Prevention At The Informal Conference For The Designers in Arkhangelsk

Vasily Podoinitsyn shared the process of creating images, choosing a color scheme and sources of inspiration for the animated film on TB prevention, created with the support of the Governor's Center of the Arkhangelsk Region.

24.03.2022 World TB Day

We have a great news: the Arkhangelsk Oblast is close to eradicating TB. TB incidence is also steadily declining in the partner areas: the Komi Republic and the Murmansk Oblast.

23.03.2022 Conference “Tuberculosis And Co-infections. Lessons Learnt And Forecasts”

On March 21-22, within the project "Severodvinsk - a City Free From Tuberculosis" a scientific conference "Tuberculosis and Co-infections. Lessons Learnt and forecasts" took place in Arkhangelsk, timed to coincide with World TB Day. The conference presented the epidemic situation of tuberculosis in the Northwestern part of Russia, covered issues of MDR/pre-XDR/XDR-TB treatment, new approaches to the organization of preventive TB treatment, the specifics of managing TB-HIV patients, and much more.

22.03.2022 Animated Film On TB Prevention Is Ready

As planned in the Remarkable Doctor project, the video will be shown in the waiting rooms of children's appointments in hospitals of the Arkhangelsk Oblast (or even wider) as a means of advancing knowledge and additional measure to prevent tuberculosis.

24.02.2022 The Remarkable Doctor Project On TB Prevention In Children Is Going On!

The EB Fund team has planned to hold a few meetings with the primary care workers to discuss issues of tuberculosis prevention today. The pandemic has affected our life, and due to the deterioration of the epidemic situation in the region, the conference and a seminar were postponed to April 7, 2022.

04.02.2022 The Second OR Course Has Been Successfully Completed In Arkhangelsk!

On 28 January 2022, the second SORT IT course in Arkhangelsk was completed. We are very pleased that specialists from different regions of Russia took part in this course!

02.02.2022 The First Year Of The "Syktyvkar – A Territory Free From TB" Project Is Complete

The feature of the project in Syktyvkar is that it adapted the positive experience of colleagues from the project "Severodvinsk - A City Free from TB" on the detection and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. Specialists of the Republican TB dispensary supported the idea of active LTI and TB case finding and early modern treatment.

30.12.2021 Preliminary results of 2021!
Dear friends, colleagues, partners! We are glad to share the preliminary results of 2021!
Despite the pandemic, we have achieved this together with you!

24.12.2021 EB Fund Promotes High-Quality Materials About Tuberculosis

As part of the project, we are creating a video on tuberculosis prevention alongside with a creative Arkhangelsk motion design team "Northern Fire".

22.12.2021 EB Fund Team Became A Participant Of A Videoconference Dedicated To HIV Infection And Tuberculosis In The Barents And Baltic Sea Region

On December 14 EB Fund participated in a videoconference dedicated to HIV infection and tuberculosis in the Barents and Baltic Sea region. The conference was held by experts from the Steering Committee of the Program to Combat HIV and TB in the Barents Region and the Expert Group on HIV, TB and Associated Infections of the Northern Dimension Partnership.

01.12.2021 EB Fund and LHL International Partnership Meeting in St. Petersburg

Within the X Congress of the National Association of Phthisiologists, a Partnership meeting between EB Fund, partners and LHL International was held in St. Petersburg.

29.11.2021 X Congress of the National Association of Phthisiatricians

The X Congress of the National Association of Phthisiatricians in 2021 was held in St. Petersburg on November 25-26 in a hybrid format: TB specialists were given the opportunity to participate in symposia and round tables physically, but the majority worked online.

22.11.2021 Training Of TB Doctors Continues Online

On 15-20 November 2021 there was another start of an online course"Innovative Approaches to TB Treatment". Around 30 TB specialists from North-West Russia attended the course. 15 phthisiatricians from the Komi Republic had a training course within the "Syktyvkar - a Territory Free from TB" project.

15.11.2021 Meeting With Students Of The Technological College Of Emperor Peter I
Every year EB Fund representatives take part in the events held for the NARFU student community aimed at the prevention of infectious diseases and formation of awareness to their own health.

12.11.2021 Early Dagnosis Is The Foundation For Ending TB!
Our cooperation with the Arkhangelsk Clinical Tuberculosis Dispensary continues from the first day of EB Fund existence. Together we have implemented many programs and projects aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, as well as the detection of other diseases.

29.10.2021 Participation In The 52nd Union World Conference On Lung Health
On 19-22 October 2021 thanks to the financial support of LHL International and the Ministry of Health and Care Services six representatives from the Northern State Medical University, EB Fund and Tuberculosis Service of the Arkhangelsk Oblast and one representative from the Komi TB Service and one from the Murmansk TB Service participated virtually in the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health.

29.10.2021 Meeting With Partners Within The "Severodvinsk - A City Free From TB" Project
On October 27, EB Fund and Severodvinsk TB specialists had a meeting which summed up preliminary results of the three-year project "Severodvinsk - a City Free from TB".

05.10.2021 Online Course "Innovations In Treatment And Management Of Drug-Resistant TB" By WHO CC Latvia
On September 20-22 and 27-28, 2021, the WHO CC for Research and Training in Management of MDR TB held an international online course "Innovations in treatment and management of drug-resistant TB”, which was attended by three specialists from the Arkhangelsk Oblast and one from the Komi Republic.

05.08.2021 The Results Of The First Governor Grants Of The Arkhangelsk Oblast Have Been Summed Up

On 1 August, 2021, the results of the first competition for the Governor Grants of the Arkhangelsk Oblast were announced. 277 applications were submitted for the competition, and the EB Fund was among the winners with the "Dear Doctor" project, which is aimed at strengthening the interaction of the primary care and TB service in the prevention of tuberculosis, as well as reducing the stigma to this disease among the population Arkhangelsk oblast.

03.08.2021 2 Module Of The SORT IT Course
EB Fund continues to implement the Russian-Norwegian project "Structured Operational Research and Its Training".

04.07.2021 Prevention Of Child TB In Severodvinsk

On 29 June, 2021, a conference on TB in children was held at the Severodvinsk City Children's Clinical Hospital. The main report “Detection and Prevention of Tuberculosis in Children” was presented by Elena Nikishova, MD, PhD, Professor of the Department of Phthisiopulmonology, Northern State Medical University.

01.07.2021 Meeting Acting Head Doctor of the Murmansk TB Dispensary Tatyana Mikhailovskaya

In 2018, during evaluation of “Stop TB in North-West Russia in Our Lifeime” project, experts made a few recommendations to the EB Fund and LHL International to translate the experience of the Arkhangelsk oblast in combatting TB to other regions of the North-West of Russia.The projects that are currently being implemented in the Murmansk and Syktyvkar use the experience grown in Arkhangelsk. For a specific training course on TB an acting head of the Murmansk TB Dispensary Tatyana Mikhailovskaya arrived to Arkhangelsk.

29.06.2021 1 Module Of The SORT IT Course In Arkhangelsk Has Been Implemented Successfully
From 21 to 26 June 2021 in Arkhangelsk the 1st Module of the course "Structured Operations Research and Its Training " was held. The course was attended by specialists from several regions of Russia.

27.06.2021 The "Severodvinsk - A City Free From TB" Project continues!
The Russian-Norwegian Project "Severodvinsk - a City Free from Tuberculosis" has been launched in the Arkhangelsk oblast in 2019.
EB Fund received financial support from the Ministry of Health and Care Services of Norway for its continuation from June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022.

27.06.2021 The Third Year Of The "Reduce The Burden Of TB In The Murmansk Oblast" Project!!

The cooperation between the EB Fund and the partners from Murmansk oblast and Norway moves on! We are happy to say that EB Fund has been granted the support from the Ministry of Health of Norway to continue the project activities from June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022 in the Murmansk oblast.The goal of the project is to improve the epidemic situation in the Murmansk region.

27.06.2021 Meeting With The Partners From Komi on the "Syktyvkar - A Territory Free From Tuberculosis" Project

On June 25, 2021, EB Fund team had an online round table with the project group of the Komi Republican TB Dispensary. The agenda covered the implementation of project activities in the second quarter of 2021 and the preliminary results of the project for the six months.

01.06.2021 They've Known Each Other Since Their Childhood... - A Story About The Patients That Defeated TB!
Michael, 42, fell ill with pulmonary tuberculosis in 2018. However, at that time he believed that tuberculosis is a deathly disease and not curable, and he did not believe in the effectiveness of treatment without having any proper information about his disease and any support, so he interrupted treatment. Elena, 41, a childhood friend of Michael, fell ill immediately after him and, following the example of her friend, also interrupted the treatment. In August 2020, Michael and Elena seeked medical care again, as their health got worse. By this time, they had developed a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis. MDR-TB treatment is long-term one, and keeping patients on treatment who have previously interrupted many times is challenging. After profound work with a psychologist, studying information materials and thorough communication with a TB doctor, Michael and Elena began treatment outpatiently. Patients were offered the choice of receiving treatment at the dispensary or at home (a home-based treatment option was chosen as a less stigmatizing one), as well as individual support (food packages), which Michael and Elena gladly accepted, and this was a significant incentive for them to get cured. Currently, the patients are adherent to treatment and continue it successfully.

31.05.2021 Preliminary Outcomes of the EB Fund Projects in the North West Russia
The cooperation between LHL International and EB Fund has lasted for a long period of time already. Over the years of cooperation, we have learned a lot from our Norwegian partners. A significant experience for Russian colleagues has become the training of medical workers in Health Communication with patients and their colleagues.

27.05.2021 Closing Meeting Within the Bringing Light Without Burning Out Project
On May 26 the participants, facilitators and organizers of the project Bringing Light without Burning Out gathered together at the closing meeting.The participants shared their impressions of the course, their internal changes and talked about the communication techniques that they introduced into their work and life. The main change that happened to the participants was the acquisition of the skill of dealing with anger / negative emotions and a more positive thinking in general.

30.04.2021 Russian-Norwegian Pilot Project Syktyvkar - A Territory Free From Tuberculosis Is Moving On
In the Komi Republic, the implementation of the Russian-Norwegian project Syktyvkar - a Territory Free from Tuberculosis is going on. An important part of the project is capacity building of medical workers in tSyktyvkar on diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. Primary health care workers are engaged in early detection of tuberculosis and examination of high risk groups. The timely diagnosis and treatment of this infectious disease depends on their competence and consistency of their work.

26.04.2021 Online Meeting With Partners Dedicated To The Implementation Of The SORT IT Course In Arkhangelsk
On April 26, 2021, an online meeting of partners was held to discuss issues related to the organization of the SORT IT course (Structured Operations Research and Training Initiative). The meeting was attended by Anna Eilertsen, Einar Heldal, Sven Gudmund from the Norwegian side, and Andrey Maryandyshev, Nina Nizovtseva, Alexandra Staritsyna from the Russian side.

23.04.2021 3rd Meeting of Barents HIV/TB Programme Steering Committee
On April 22, 2021, a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Barents HIV and Tuberculosis Program was held, organized by Finnish partners. The online meeting was attended by representatives of Norway, Finland, Sweden and the north-western part of Russia: Murmansk and Arkhangelsk Oblasts, the Republics of Komi and Karelia.

15.04.2021 A Meeting With The NArFU students
The meeting addressed:
- History of tuberculosis and the relevance of speaking up on problems associated with tuberculosis
- TB epidemic in the world, Russia and the Arkhangelsk Oblast
- Issues of tuberculosis prevention: the need for vaccination with BCG vaccine in residents of Russia
- Diagnostics and treatment of tuberculosis in the Arkhangelsk Oblast·
- Project work of the Easy Breathing Charity Fund aimed at combating tuberculosis in the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Murmansk Oblast and the Komi Republic

02.04.2021 Implementation Of The Russian-Norwegian Project "Reduce The Burden Of Tuberculosis In The Murmansk Oblast"
As part of the activities of this project, on April 1, 2021, a scientific conference for district TB doctors was held, at which the following issues were considered: 1. Epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in the Northwestern Federal District (A.Maryandyshev, chief phthisiatrician of the Northwestern Federal District and the Arkhangelsk Oblast, professor, MD, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences). 2. Epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in the Murmansk Oblast (M. Bogoslovskaya, Head of the Inpatient Department). 3. Video-observed treatment (V. Rozvadovskaya, Head of the Dispensary Department). 4. Organization of examination and treatment of patients with tuberculosis in combination with COVID-19 at the Murmansk TB Dispensary (M. Lokkina, phthisiatrician of the Inpatient Department).

29.03.2021 Bringing Light Without Burning Out
The project Bringing Light Witout Burning Out received financial support from the Government of the Arkhangelsk Oblast and is being implemented in Arkhangelsk from October 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. A part of the project is a training which is an adaptation of the course Health Communication for Healthcare Workers involved in TB Control, which was developed by the "LHL International" International Foundationand and conducted in Russia, Tanzania, Malawi, Belarus, Norway, Romania, etc.

19.03.2021 Coordination Council
The Coordinating Council considered the issues of diagnosing new cases of tuberculosis in Severodvinsk over the last month, defined plans for follow-up of the new patients with tuberculosis, including the provision of individual financial and psychological assistance.

26.02.2021 Coordination Council
On February 26, 2021, a Coordination Council was held online at the TB dispensary department of the Severodvinsk city hospital, which was attended by the department team, A. Maryandyshev, professor, MD, chief phthisiatrician of the Arkhangelsk Oblast and the North-West Federal District of Russia, E. Nikishova, professor, MD, Nina Nizovtseva , Chair of the Easy Breathing Fund.

26.02.2021 A Meeting With Anna Eilertsen, An Advisor Of LHL Interational Foundation
On February 18, 2021, an online meeting was held between the EB Fund and Anna Eilertsen, the Advisor of the LHL International. The meeting highlighted the implementation of the ongoing activities. The Norwegian side has determined the amount of the remaining funding for the projects "Severodvinsk - a City Free from Tuberculosis" and "Reduce the Burden of Tuberculosis in the Murmansk Oblast."

18.02.2021 A Round Table In Severodvinsk
On February 16, 2021, a round table was held at the TB dispensary department of the Severodvinsk City Hospital No. 1 as part of the activities of the Russian-Norwegian project “Severodvinsk - a City Free from Tuberculosis”. The round table was attended by the Head Doctor of the hospital Rimma Kartashova, the Chair of the EB Fund Nina Nizovtseva and the team of the tuberculosis department. The results of the work of the department in 2020 were summed up, the difficulties that the team faced in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic were considered.

09.02.2021 Russian-Norwegian Project "Operational Research" Is Granted Support
Public health programs in many countries around the world are “data rich, but poor in the amount of information extracted from that data,” which implies that much data is generated at the country level, and the potential for using this data to improve public health is rarely fully realized. The Structured Operations Research and Training (SORT IT) initiative seeks to make countries “data-rich, information-rich and intervention-rich,” thereby contributing to improved health care delivery and outcomes. SORT IT is a global partnership coordinated by the Tropical Diseases Research and Education Special Program and implemented in conjunction with partners. SORT IT supports countries and institutions in: conducting operational research according to their own priorities; building sustainable operational research capacity; and making informed decisions to improve the effectiveness of the program. Participants develop a research project, draw up a protocol, collect and analyze data, write articles and submit them for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

05.02.2021 Syktyvkar - A Territory Free From TB
EB Fund and the partners in Komi have launched the Russian-Norwegian project Syktyvkar - a Territory Free from TB. The project is designed for 3 years. The project is aimed at reducing the incidence of tuberculosis in the city of Syktyvkar to the lowest figures. Mortality from this infection should also be brought to zero. Tuberculosis is a curable disease and no patient should die from it!

26.01.2021 Capacity Building In Health Workers Within The Project "Severodvinsk - A City Free From Tuberculosis"
On January 25, a training course "Innovative Approaches to TB Treatment" for specialists of the tuberculosis service of the Arkhangelsk oblast was launched, which will last until January 30, 2021. The training is being carried out in the remote mode on the MOODLE platform and is organized jointly with the Northern State Medical University, the international organization "Doctors Without Borders", the Arkhangelsk Clinical Tuberculosis Dispensary and the Easy Breathing Charity Fund.

31.12.2020 Tuberculosis Work In The Context Of The COVID-19 Pandemic
On December 23, 2020, an online conference "TB work in the context of the COVID19 pandemic" was held for specialists of the anti - tuberculosis service of the Murmansk Region as part of the implementation of the activities of the Russian-Norwegian project "Reduce the burden in the Murmansk Region".

31.12.2020 All-Russian Scientific Conference With International Participation "New Approaches And Technologies In Fight Against TB: Russia 2020"
On December 9-11, 2020, the conference "New Approaches and technologies in Fight against TB: Russia 2020» was conducted and organized by the Scientific Medical Research Center of Phthisiopulmonology and Infectious Diseases of the Ministry of Health of Russia.

21.12.2020 The "COVID-19 Implications For HIV And TB Services In The Baltic Sea Region» Zoomference
On 17-18. 12. 2020, the conference "COVID-19 implications for HIV and TB services in the Baltic Sea Region" was organized by the Consulate General of Finland in St. Petersburg with the assistance of the expert group on HIV, TB and Associated Infections of the Northern Dimension Partnership for Health and Social Well-Being (NDPHS) and the Program to Combat HIV and Tuberculosis in the Barents Region.

24.11.2020 About The Coordination Council
On November 13, 2020, an online meeting of the Coordination Council "Epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in Severodvinsk for 10 months of 2020" was held. Implementation of the Russian-Norwegian project "Severodvinsk - a City Free From TB".

24.11.2020 Prevention Of Tuberculosis And New Coronavirus Infection
On November 12, 2020, the Center for social work of the Northern Arctic Federal University organized a meeting of the EB Fund representatives with students. And this time it was dedicated to the prevention of tuberculosis and new coronavirus infection.

23.11.2020 About Implementation of International Projects
In October 2020, EB Fund alongside with Norwegian partners, summed up the results of 3 Russian-Norwegian projects for the period from June 2019 to September 30, 2020.

All 3 projects are aimed at improving the epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in the North-West of Russia: In the Republic of Komi, Murmansk Oblast, and the city of Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast.

12.10.2020 Results of implementation of Russian-Norwegian projects (June 2019 - September 2020)
The EB Fund together with its partners summarizes the results of the projects "Reduce the Burden of TB in the Murmansk Oblast", "Severodvinsk – a City Free of TB" and "Reduce the Burden of TB in the Komi Republic", which were extended for 4 months due to the Covid19 pandemic.

06.10.2020 Severodvinsk - a City Free From Tuberculosis
As part of the project "Severodvinsk - a City Free From Tuberculosis" in connection with the transition of trainings to online mode, tablets were purchased for specialists of the TB service of some district hospitals of the Arkhangelsk Oblast (Velsk, Kargopol, Konosha, Leshukon, Onega, Pinega, Ustyany, Plesetsk, Verkhnyaya Toyma districts and Kotlas).

02.10.2020 Elimination of Tuberculosis in the Arkhangelsk Oblast
In the Arkhangelsk Oblast, in the framework of Barents cooperation in the field of healthcare, the implementation of the Russian-Norwegian pilot project "Severodvinsk — a City Free from Tuberculosis" is going on. On 30.09.2020 there was a video conference with international participation of specialists of the TB service "Elimination of tuberculosis in the Arkhangelsk Oblast" on the learning platform Moodle of Northern State Medical University. More than 45 medical workers of our region took part in its work. The video conference addressed the issues of the epidemic situation of tuberculosis in the Arkhangelsk Oblast for 8 months of 2020 in comparison with the same periods in 2019 and 2018. The report was presented by Anastasia Kulizhskaya, head of the Statistics Department of the Arkhangelsk Oblast Clinical TB Dispensary. She also provided the participants with information on the Federal register of tuberculosis patients, the electronic database of patients, the opportunities and prospects for the development of the Federal register, and the role of regional program Init-TB in monitoring tuberculosis in our region.

25.09.2020 Modern TB Monitoring System Day 3
Today is the final day of the international seminar "Modern tuberculosis monitoring system". On the agenda the topic Regional Segment of the Federal Register of TB Patients. Speakers - Anastasia Kulizhskaya and Tatyana Guryeva. They reported on progress of the national project a Digital Healthcare Contour, which is planned to be implemented by 2024. For specialists of the TB service, the section Federal Register of TB Patients" is being topical (FRBT). It is an essential part of the Unified state information system in health care and every specialist of the TB service will have to work with the FRBT in the near future.

24.09.2020 Modern TB Monitoring System Day 2
Today is the second day of the international seminar Modern tuberculosis monitoring system. It was held in a working rhythm and was full of new information. The seminar participants were especially inspired by the presentations of Elena Khimova and Tatyana Gurieva on the topic of Updating the regional computer program for monitoring tuberculosis Init-TB.

23.09.2020 Modern TB Monitoring System Day 1
Within the Russian-Norwegian cooperation in the field of healthcare, the international seminar "Modern tuberculosis monitoring system" started on 23.09.2020. It is held in the format of a video conference and will last 4 days. The seminar is attended by more than 30 people, mostly specialists of the TB service of the region.

14.09.2020 Thank you, dear friends!
EB Fund has been working for more than 15 years and its main goal is to help people who are in trouble due to tuberculosis, tuberculosis and HIV infection. Throughout the work, residents of the Arkhangelsk Oblast made donations to help patients. EB Fund expresses its gratitude to all those who are not indifferent to the troubles of other people. All donations are spent on purchasing food and clothing for patients. Thank you, dear friends!

10.09.2020 Round table in Severodvinsk in September 2020
A Round table was held in the tuberculosis dispensary Department of Severodvinsk city hospital No. 1, which was attended by EB Fund representatives and health workers of the dispensary Department.

27.07.2020 EB Fund During Covid 19 Pandemic
Restrictive measures and lockdown due to spread of Covid19 infection have changed the activities of the EB Fund: we were not able to visit and take part in scientific conferences of our partners in the Komi Republic, Murmansk and Arkhangelsk Oblast.

30.03.2020 International Project Severodvinsk - A City Free From TB - the First Year OF Implementation
The results of the Russian-Norwegian project "Severodvinsk - a City Free From Tuberculosis" were summed up on the meeting in the Severodvinsk city hospital No. 1, which took place on March 17, 2020. More than 50 people took part in its work - medical workers of the city, representatives of the city administration, Nina Nizovtseva, Chair of the EB Fund.

27.03.2020 World TB Day!
Severodvinsk, the city of shipbuilders, takes part in all anti-tuberculosis measures, actively cooperating with the Easy Breathing Charity Fund.

23.03.2020 24 March World TB Day
Tuberculosis continues to be a global threat to humanity. It is one of the 10 leading killers: 1.3 million people die from tuberculosis a year worldwide. According to experts, more than a quarter of the world's population is infected with TB and in unfavorable life situations this population group has a very high risk of falling ill with tuberculosis.

10.03.2020 Meeting MSF Partners
On March 10 a meeting of the EB Fund with the representatives of the branch of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus of the international organization Medecins Sans Frontieres took place.

18.12.2019 Meeting of the Council of the public organizations for the protection of patients’ rights attached to the territorial body of Roszdravnadzor in the Arkhangelsk Region and the Nenets Autonomous District
On 5 December 2019 the public meeting of the Council of the public organizations for the protection of patients’ rights attached to the territorial body of Roszdravnadzor in the Arkhangelsk Region and the Nenets Autonomous District was held at the Northen State Medical University and chaired by Professor Vorobyeva N.A. The issues of TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment were considered at the meeting.

13.12.2019 8 The Congress of the Phthisiatrician National Association
The 8^th annual Congress of the Phthisiatrician National Association was held on 25 – 27 November 2019

25.11.2019 Health Communication in Murmansk

One of the topical issues regarding the organization of tuberculosis treatment is the ability of TB specialists to communicate effectively with patients. From November 18 to 22, 2019, within the framework of the international project “Reduce the Burden of TB in the Murmansk Oblast” EB Fund organized a Health Communication training in Murmansk.

15.11.2019 Severodvinsk Medical Community Objectives to Reduce the Burden of TB and TB/HIV to the Possible Minimum in the Coming Years

On November 12, 2019, the Severodvinsk 1st City Hospital hosted the conference with the title Severodvinsk Medical Community Objectives to Reduce the Burden of TB and TB/HIV to the Possible Minimum in the Coming Years. The conference was attended by more than 60 medical workers of the city of shipbuilders.

04.11.2019 Anna Eilertsen, LHL International Advisor, Visited EB Fund

From October 28 to 30, 2019, Anna Eilertsen, Advisor of LHL International (Norway), long-standing partner organisation, visited Easy Breathing Charity Fund. From October 1, 2019, Anna started coordinating joint projects. She met with the EB Fund staff, their work on the implementation of project activities.Plans for further joint work were outlined.

25.10.2019 Best Practices Applied in the Arkhangelsk Oblast to Share with the Partners

According to experts, the model of the triumvirate that has been developed in the Arkhangelsk Oblast - a partnership of practical healthcare (TB service in the civil and penitentiary sector), science and education (NSMU) and the third party (Easy Breathing Charity Fund) - has proved its effectiveness in prevention of tuberculosis, tuberculosis and HIV and is proposed for implementation in other territories. The EB Fund, together with partners, continues this cooperation, spreading the accumulated knowledge.

30.09.2019 Russian-Norwegian Collaboration

On September 23-25, 2019, in Oslo, a seminar "Access to Health for All" was held. Participants shared practical recommendations applicable in their areas for diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.

30.07.2019 The Final Year of Implementation: “Reduce The Burden of Tuberculosis in the Komi Republic”

A number of meetings were conducted from 15 to 17 July 2019 in Syktyvkar, at the Republican TB Dispensary, between the EB Fund Chair Nina Nizovtseva, Deputy Minister of the Komi Republic Igor Maklakov, Head Doctor of the tuberculosis Dispensary Sergey Vodopyanov, the participants of the project team - Ekaterina Zhiglova, Olga Mayorova and other workers of the dispensary.

22.07.2019 Severodvinsk - a City Free from Tuberculosis

In 2014, the Global Strategy to End Tuberculosis was adopted at the Assembly of the World Health Organization. For 20 years (from 2015 to 2035), it is thought to achieve a 95% reduction in tuberculosis mortality and a 90% reduction in the number of new cases. Special attention is paid to population groups with increased vulnerability to tuberculosis infection, as well as to groups with limited access to health care. To achieve these goals, many service need to work together: healthcare, social protection, non - governmental organizations and the world communitiy as a whole.

16.07.2019 Launch of Cooperation with the Murmansk Oblast

“Reduce The Burden of TB in the Murmansk Oblast” - this is a new initiative in this area. A number of meetings were held from 09.07 to 11.07.19 at the Murmansk TB Dispensary between the EB Fund and TB workers on the implementation of the international project.

25.06.2019 We Have Expanded to the New Area!

In June 2019, the EB Fund together with Russian and Norwegian partners started implementing projects approved by the Ministry of Health of Norway.

22.04.2019 Sharing Best Practices in Fight Against TB and HIV

The implementation of the Russian-Norwegian project “Reduce the Burden of Tuberculosis in the Komi Republic” (2017–2020) is on!

19.04.2019 Public Council Meeting

On April 15, 2019 a meeting of the Public Council under the Ministry of Health of the Arkhangelsk Oblast was held. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister of the Arkhangelsk Oblast, representatives of non-profit organizations, healthcare institutions and the media.

29.03.2019 It's Time To Act! Eliminating TB In The Arkhangelsk Oblast

Within the framework of the events dedicated to the World TB Day, EB Fund and medical workers of the Arkhangelsk Clinical TB Dispensary conducted additional activities aimed at working with the general population on the prevention of tuberculosis, combating bad habits, engaging citizens in timely examination.

27.03.2019 #ENDTB

World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated every year on March 24 to intensify efforts to combat the global tuberculosis epidemic. On this day, in 1882, the German scientist Robert Koch announced that he had succeeded in discovering the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, thanks to which in the future it became possible to develop methods of diagnosing and treating this disease.

25.03.2019 Young Scientists Make A Notable Contribution to Fight Over TB Infection!

On March 21-22, the 18th Annual All-Russian Conference of Young Scientists with International Participation “Modern Innovative Technologies in Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult and Child Tuberculosis” was held at the Central Research Institute of Tuberculosis in Moscow.

11.12.2018 Cooperation in the Republic of Komi goes on

Within the framework of the Russian – Norwegian project "Reduce the TB burden in the Republic of Komi" Nina Nizovtseva, Chair of the Fund, Irina Afanasenkova and Alexandra Avdeeva visited the Republican TB dispensary in the beginning of December 2018. The purpose of the trip is the assistance in the implementation of project activities, discussion of further steps, update of cooperation plans for 2019 - 2020.

10.12.2018 How to communicate effectively
In December 3-7, 2018 in Syktyvkar within the Russian - Norwegian project "Reduce the TB burden in the Republic of Komi" a Health Communication training was held. Among the participants were health workers of the TB service and AIDS Centre. Within five days, the participants mastered modern ways of effective communication with patients and colleagues, the practice of dealing with stress and professional burnout, learned to control emotions.

26.11.2018 Dissemination of the experience of the Arkhangelsk Oblast in providing TB care

On November 19-23, 2018, a specialist of TB dispensary of the city of Vorkuta (the Republic of Komi) completed training program in Arkhangelsk regional TB dispensary. D. Perkhin, Head of the Dispensary, O. Sveshnikova, Deputy, specialists of the main departments of the dispensary shared their experience and knowledge.

10.11.2018 Scientific Conference “Modern approaches in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis”

On November 8, 2018 at the Sanatorium Named After M.N. Favorskaya a conference for pediatricians of the southern part of the oblast "Modern Approaches in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tuberculosis" was held. The conference was attended by Elena Nikishova Professor of the Department of Phthisiopulmonology of NSMU and Olga Zolotaya phthisiatrician of the Arkhangelsk TB Dispensary.

09.11.2018 Together We Live and Breathe! Summing Up the Results of the Presidential Grant

On November 8th the closing Round table within the framework of the project "Live and Breathe", funded by the presidential grant, in Krasnoborsk was held. The Round table was attended by more than 50 participants, mainly from pediatric and pedagogical community of the Arkhangelsk region. Olga Zolotaya, Arkhangelsk TB Dispensary Child TB Doctor and Elena Nikishova, Professor of the Department "Phthisiopulmonology", NSMU were invited to the event.

02.11.2018 Partner Meeting LHL International How to find the missing cases of tuberculosis?

On October 28, 2018, LHL international initiated a meeting with LHL international partners which was held in the Hague. The meeting was devoted to the challenges of TB control facing the world community, including the partners of LHL International: to find missing people with TB, accounting for more than 40 million people globally according to WHO, that are individuals affected by TB but are either not diagnosed, treated or included in the public health reporting system and continue spreading the disease in population.

01.11.2018 49th Union World Lung Health Conference - New Challenges and New Solutions to Eliminate Tuberculosis Globally

From 24 to 27 October 2018, the 49th World Lung Health Conference was held in The Hague (Netherlands). The conference was attended by Nina Nizovtseva, Aleksandra Avdeeva, representatives of the EB Fund; Andrey Maryandyshev, chief non-staff TB specialist of the Arkhangelsk Oblast and the North-West Russia; Elena Bogdanova, participant of the Operational Research course; Sergey Vodopyanov, Head Doctor of the Republican TB Dispensary of the Komi Republic.

15.10.2018 ATTENTION: TB PREVENTION IN CHILDREN!

The regional scientific and practical conference held in Arkhangelsk on October 13, 2018 was devoted to the modern problems of diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in children.The conference was attended by pediatricians of Arkhangelsk, Severodvinsk and Novodvinsk.

29.09.2018 Joint Meeting of the Steering Committees for Barents TB and HIV Programmes

On September 11, 2018 Joint Meeting of the Steering Committees for Barents TB and HIV Programmes was held in Syktyvkar. The meeting was attended by representatives of: - Norway: Zaza Tsereteli, senior Advisor, Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services, Program coordinator for the Barents TB programme;

27.09.2018 The work of the EB Fund in Syktyvkar
The EB Fund has been carrying out intensive work: some adjustments were made in the implementation of activities in Russian-Norwegian program "Stop TB in the North-West Russia in our lifetime" for the remaining period of the year in the Arkhangelsk region. Monitoring of the project "Reduce the burden of tuberculosis in Komi Republic " was prepared together with Norwegian partners.

31.07.2018 We are for a healthy childhood!

The summer weather is magnificent in Arkhangelsk, kids and children spend their holidays in camps and recreational institutions of the Oblast. In July 2018, Sasha Avdeeva, Manager of the Easy Breathing Fund, organized and held classes "I'm not afraid of tuberculosis!" in some children's recreational institutions.

18.06.2018 External evaluation of the international program "Stop TB in the North-West Russia in our lifetime" (2014-2018)

Cooperation of the Arkhangelsk Oblast, The Norwegian Heart and Lung Patient Organization and the LHL international tuberculosis foundation has been going on for more than 20 years. The nature and direction of cooperation have changed over time. Since 2014, the five-year international program "Stop TB in the North-West Russia in our lifetime" has been implemented.

10.06.2018 International cooperation in the field of health goes on!

On June 7-8, 2018 in Arkhangelsk, within the framework of the Nordic Council of Ministers' cooperation with the North-West Russia, an interregional conference with international participation "Interaction of public health institutions as a condition for development of HIV infection services at the primary health care level" was held. EB Fund took part in it.

08.06.2018 World No Smoking Day

On May 31, the EB Fund participated in the event called "Health Town" organized by the Arkhangelsk Center for Medical Prevention for residents and guests of Arkhangelsk. This event was attended by more than 200 people.

01.06.2018 Medical workers of the Arkhangelsk TB dispensary are studying English!

On April 19, a monthly course started in the Arkhangelsk TB dispensary for teaching English language to medical staff working in the field of tuberculosis.
This 10 lesson course was developed and conducted by managers-translators of the EB Fund Alexandra Avdeeva and Irina Afanasenkova.

28.05.2018 Strengthening the competence of specialists of the Komi Republic

On May 22-24 two trainings were held in Syktyvkar for Syktyvkar anti-tuberculosis service workers and districts of the Komi Republic: 1. "Organization of infection control in anti-tuberculosis institutions" (by Vlasova N.A.); 2. "Teaching skills of self-presentation" (by Avdeeva A.A.).

20.04.2018 The Work is in Full Swing!

10 to 13 April, 2018 EB Fund representatives Nizovtseva N. I. and Avdeeva A.A. visited Republican dispensary to provide assistance in the implementation of B1702 project activities. During the visit they had a meeting with the reference group on project management, discussed issues of ongoing activities.

16.04.2018 TB Service of the Komi Republic 2017 and plans for 2018

On April 11, 2018 within the framework of the Russian-Norwegian project “Reduce the Burden of TB in the Komi Republic” a technical Conference TB Service of the Komi Republic 2017 and plans for 2018 was held The Conference was attended by more than 50 TB and AIDS Center specialists, health care facilities staff.

03.04.2018 Cooperation continues!
From 26 to 30 March, within the framework of the Russian-Norwegian project “Reduce the Burden of TB in the Komi Republic” a training of the specialists from Pechora, Vorkuta and Republic TB Dispensaries was organized to combat tuberculosis, based on Russian and International experience and successfully implemented in the Arkhangelsk Oblast.

02.04.2018 The Sochi Conference "Topical Issues of Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents"
On 29-31 March in Sochi, under the Russian society of Phthisiatricians there was the 6th National Technical Conference "Topical Issues of Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents".

29.03.2018 Conference in Arkhangelsk Devoted to 95th Anniversary of the TB Dispensary

On 27-28 March a technical conference Eliminate TB dedicated to the 95th Anniversary of the Arkhangelsk TB Dispensary was conducted The Conference was attended by 70 medical workers of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Komi Republic, TB service specialists.

27.03.2018 Conference in Moscow
On 22-23 March 2018, there was the 17th Annual National Conference of Young Scientists with International Participation “Modern innovative technologies in epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis adults and children” at the Central TB Research Institute.

24.03.2018 Make Your Contribution to History. Stop TB!
The Easy Breathing Charity Found supports the call for the World TB Day in 2018:

WANTED: LEADERS FOR A TB-FREE WORLD! MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO HISTORY, STOP TUBERCULOSIS!

07.03.2018 Operational research: Module 3
From February 26 to March 5 in Arkhangelsk, the third module of the Operational Research course was conducted. The main goal of the module is to teach participants to translate research results into a draft article, which will be further submitted for publication. The training strategy was to teach the participants the principles and practice of writing a scientific article.

23.02.2018 Round Table in the Children’s TB Sanatorium
Problems of pediatric tuberculosis and its prevention were discussed at the Round Table, held in the children's TB sanatorium named after MN Favorskaya during the stay of the EB Fund team in the Krasnoborsky district. Specialists of TB cabinets, guardianship and custody departments of Kotlas, Velsk and Krasnoborsky districts participated in its work.

22.02.2018 Participation of the EB Fund team in Volunteer Assembly of Krasnoborsky district
In December 2017, at the All-Russian Volunteer Forum, Vladimir Putin declared 2018 the Year of Volunteers (Presidential Decree No. 583 as of December 6, 2017)
On February 16, 2018, within the framework of the Year of Volunteers, the Volunteer Assembly of the Krasnoborsky District was held, organized by the administration and teachers of the district.

21.02.2018 "Live and Breathe" project
The work on the project " Live and Breathe" is under way at the sanatorium named after MN Favorskaya, which received financial support from presidential grant. In January and February, the children of the sanatorium were given classes in the School of Health on the topics "What is immunity?", "Prevention of bad habits". Pool sessions began as part of the "Sport is the foundation of health!" event.

20.02.2018 Meeting in the administration of the Krasnoborsky district
February 16, 2016 the deputy head of the administration for social policy of Krasnoborsky district Tatyana Vasilievna Ovchinnikova hold a meeting with medical and pedagogical communities, guardianship and custody body specialists, the team of the EB Fund and the public.

19.02.2018 Activities held in the Krasnoborsky district
In February, the EB Fund team visited Krasnoborsky district. Together with the authorities of the district, pedagogical and medical communities we held events dedicated to key health issues, promotion of healthy lifestyle in the younger generation.

02.02.2018 We Keep on Fighting!
On January 30, 2018 in Severodvinsk TB Department of Hospital No.1 there was a meeting of healthcare workers, which summed up the work of TB Service in 2017, set goals and objectives in 2018.
It was stated that over the past 5 years, thanks to the joint effort of medical society, authorities and public organizations epidemiological situation on TB improved greatly. The most modern techniques were applied in treatment and diagnostics of this infection.

31.12.2017 There are Still Miracles to Look For in Our Diverse World!!! And Here is the Proof...
In December 2016 on our website we wrote about the girl Elsa, who had big problems related to health. Then we wrote that we had received expensive medicines from the International Independent Humanitarian medical organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for her treatment. A year has passed - Elsa was taking care of her health very carefully: she was taking medications on a regular basis and following all the recommendations of doctors. And today we are happy to announce that the girl is absolutely healthy. She beated her desease!

26.12.2017 Congratulations to the Winner!!! Together We are Twice as Strong!
On December 15, 2017 at the forum of the Arkhangelsk region "Lomonosov Assembly", there was a solemn ceremony dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Arkhangelsk Oblast, summing up the anniversary year and presenting awards to the winners of the "Heritage of the North" contest. Nina Nizovtseva, chair of the EB Fund, took part in this event.

29.11.2017 Health and Prevention Go Hand in Hand

From 20 November till 1 December NARFU held a number of activities called "Health and Prevention Go Hand in Hand".

24.11.2017 Reduce the Burden of Tuberculosis in the Komi Republic

The international project "Reducing the Burden of Tuberculosis in the Komi Republic" was launched in June 2017. Within the project there was held a scientific conference "Organizing of Bacteriological Monitoring of TB in the Komi Republic" on November 24, 2017 in Syktyvkar.

22.11.2017 Health System Competence and Capacity Building on TB Treatment and Diagnostics
A scientific-practical conference was held in Arkhangelsk on 21-22 November 2017 to share experience and new information on modern approaches to patient care from diagnosis to cure of tuberculosis.

08.11.2017 Health Communication for Medical Workers of the Arkhangelsk Oblast
A training on Health Communication was held for employees of the anti-tuberculosis service and the AIDS Center staff within the framework of cooperation and in accordance with the plan of international events of the Ministry of Health of Arkhangelsk Oblast for 2017. It was organized on 8-9 November in Arkhangelsk. The training was conducted by Norwegian partners Hadvig Amdal and Berthe Stenberg, advisors from LHL International. The 16-hour program included training in basic and advanced communication skills with elements of coaching.

30.10.2017 Training of specialists of the antituberculosis service of the Komi Republic
From October 30 to November 3, 2017, on the premises of the regional TB dispensary and the department of Phthisiopulmonology of the NSMU, specialists from the Komi Republic were trained on the topic "Implementation of WHO recommendations on TB control following the example of the Arkhangelsk Oblast".

27.10.2017 More Volunteers To Come!
EB Fund team and a NARFU lecturer held a seminar for students of the Higher School of Economics, Management, Law and Higher School of Psychology and Pedagogical Education on October 27, 2017, dedicated to the social relevance of volunteering, preventing tuberculosis, HIV / AIDS, bad habits, and the connection between smoking, tuberculosis and other diseases.

14.10.2017 Check Your Health in Turdeyevo 2017
October 14, 2017, similar to the previous year, in Turdeevo settlement there was an event called "Check Your Health" organized by the administration of Novodvinsk Hospital and EB Fund. The event was held within the framework of the international program "Stop TB in the North-West Russia in Our Lifetime".

24.09.2017 Healthy Lungs Activity during the City Fair
On September 21-24, 2017, during the big city Fair, Arkhangelsk Center of Prevention started an event called "Healthy City". Within this event EB Fund together with the workers of the regional TB dispensary, held an activity called “Healthy Lungs ". More than 100 people took part in it.

21.09.2017 The Global Problem: Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
September 21, 2017 in Moscow, under the Russian-Netherlands bilateral working group on public health, a seminar was held in which the chairman of the EB Fund, N. I. Nizovtseva, took part. The seminar was held in preparation for the global ministerial conference of WHO "Ending TB in the era of sustainable development: a multi-sectoral response" (November 16-17, 2017) and the High-level Meeting on Tuberculosis of the UN General Assembly in 2018.

30.07.2017 Training Course for the Tajikistan Colleagues
From July 30 to August 5, 2017 in Arkhangelsk, Phthisiopulmonology Department of Northern Medical University jointly with the Arkhangelsk TB Dispensary and EB Fund conducted a training course "Modern issues of diagnostics and treatment of tuberculosis - implementation of the recommendations of the World Health Organization" for specialists of the TB program of the Republic of Tajikistan.

21.07.2017 Development of Cooperation with the Republic of Komi
July 18-19, 2017, the chief phthisiatrist of the North-Western Russia, Professor A. Maryandyshev, together with the representatives of the EB Fund, N. Nizovtseva and R. Vasilyeva, visited Syktyvkar.

17.07.2017 OR to be continued…
On July 15, the first two modules of the course on Operational Research were completed. The course was conducted in English. For two weeks the issues of data collection, analysis and presentation were discussed.

07.07.2017 Operational Research in Arkhangelsk
From July 3 to July 15, the first and second modules of the Course on Operational Research are held. Coaches from Norway and Arkhangelsk began training 8 participants in the course.

13.06.2017 Meeting with Norwegian specialists in Arkhangelsk

On June 13, a meeting with Norwegian specialists from Sorlandetsykehus of Kristiansand (Norway) was held at the premises of the Arkhangelsk TB dispensary. The guests held a few lectures on "Non-invasive Ventilation in Respiratory Distress", "Invasive Mechanical Ventilation" and "Early Warning Scores".

01.06.2017 International Chidren's Day
June 1 is globally recognized as a Children's Day. For the first time this Day was celebrated in 1950 within the initiative of the International Democratic Women's Federation. The UN supported the initiative and declared the protection of the rights, life and health of children to be one of the most important areas of its work.

31.05.2017 Participation of EB Fund in the implementation of the WHO DIGITAL HEALTH TB strategy in the Arkhangelsk Oblast
For more than ten years, an automated TB monitoring system inIT-MED has successfully been operating in the oblast, which resulted from the joint work of the MD, professor, A.Maryandyshev, MD. E. Nikishova, Ph.D. G. Balantsev, specialists of the Arkhangelsk TB Dispensary with the financial support of the Easy Breathing Charity Fund. The program is constantly being improved and expanded.

18.05.2017 Barents Tuberculosis Programme:10th Meeting of the Steering Committee.
In May 15, 2017 Arkhangelsk AIDS Center hosted the 10th meeting of the Steering Committee of the Barents TB Program with the support of the Ministry of Health of the Arkhangelsk Region and Easy Breathing Charity Fund.

26.04.2017 Scientists Discuss Modern Approaches to TB Issues in Teaching (Arkhangelsk)
On April 24-25, 2017, the meeting of the thematic working group on tuberculosis of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and WHO was held at the premises of the Department of phthisiopulmonology of the NSMU.

19.04.2017 To Parents' Attention
On April 19, 2017, at the initiative of the Ministry of Education of the Arkhangelsk Oblast, employees of the TB dispensary department of Severodvinsk hospital No. 1, representatives of the EB Fund and the administration of Severodvinsk met with parents and teachers of one of the children's kindergardens.

05.04.2017 Regional Conference in Arkhagnelsk, 5-6 April
On April 5-6, a regional conference was held in Arkhangelsk for medical workers involved in TB service. At the conference, reports were presented on priority areas for tuberculosis control in the world, Russia and the Arkhangelsk oblast, problems of diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis within reduced regimens of chemotherapy.

24.03.2017 World TB Day in Juvenile Facility
March 24, 2017 marks the World TB Day. Representatives of the Fund "Easy Breath" arrived this day in the Arkhangelsk juvenile facility which involves children from all over the North-West region. Being at risk, these children should be aware of the main problems of preventing tuberculosis and other pulmonary diseases.

21.03.2017 A New Fruitful Meeting in Severodvinsk!

Stop TB in NW Russia in our Lifetime project (2014-2018) is being successfully implemented! On 21 March, World TB Day, in the Severodvinsk TB department of hospital ¹1 a meeting of mayor’s office, the public, the hospital administration and medical workers with the city's media took place.

16.03.2017 Working in Kargopol

Specialists of the Arkhangelsk TB Dispensary and the EB fund manager conducted activities to prevent tuberculosis in Kargopol. On March 16-17, experts from the Arkhangelsk Dispensary S. Popova, I. Tarasova, A. Kropivny and fund manager A. Avdeeva visited Kargopol and analyzed all anti-tuberculosis activities in the Kargopol district in the central regional hospital. S.Popova, I.Tarasova, A.Kropivnv rendered practical assistance on the issues of providing antituberculous care to residents.

27.02.2017 Work in the Nenoksa village
On February 27, 2017, a group of experts from the city hospital N.1, Severodvinsk, N. Vlasova, S. Martynenko, M. Ilatovskaya and representatives of the fund "Easy breathing", N.I. Nizovtseva, A.A. Avdeeva, visited Nenoksa village for the purpose of carrying out preventive measures to combat smoking and assisting pulmonological patients, as well as to assist in the organization of a fluorographic survey of the population on a fluorobus, which was in the village from 27 to 28 February.

17.02.2017 Taught at School

Forewarned is forearmed is on track: it is widely known that knowledge is power! And the knowledge about health should be received in childhood. On 17 and 20 February EB Fund manager Sasha Avdeeva held a few activities on healthy lifestyle in the Novodvinsk School #3. Threre were 58 pupils of 8-9 y.o taking part in the activities. Children watched an episode from the soviet cartoon “Nu Pogodi!”

15.02.2017 Welcome to Bereznik!
9 February 2017 team of workers from the Arkhangelsk TB Dispensary and manager of EB Fund I.Gvozdeva came to Bereznik village to discuss TB issues within the project Forewarned is forearmed.

29.12.2016 We Believe in a Miracle!
Elza was born in Azerbaijan. She was raised by his dad as her mom died when she was only 1 month. Throughout her little life experience (Elza is 16 now) she managed to live in Vladimir, Severodvinsk. In the city of shipbuilders she finished school (9 grades) and came back to the hometown where she learnt a profession of a make-up stylist.

05.12.2016 Sports Family Festival
The last month of the year 2016 has come. On 26 September the Council of Fathers alongside with the authorities of the Lensky District and EB Funds organized a sport event for both children and their parents (Forewarned is forearmed project). This activity is aimed at strengthening family ties and improving health of the growing generation.

18.11.2016 Coordination Council at the TB Department of the Severodvinsk Hospital #1

On 18 November TB Department of the Severodvinsk Hospital #1 hold a Coordination Council summing up the year work within the Stop TB in the North Wester Russia in Our Lifetime project (2014-2018). During the meeting a few reports were presented. N.V. Vlasova, Head of the TB Department, spoke about epidemiological situation in Severodvinsk through 10 months of 2016, voiced some suggestions aimed at higher quality of work in the department.

17.11.2016 International Stop Smoking Day
17 November is an internationally recognized smoking cessation day. During this day EB Fund has been invited as an expert to take part in the activities for students “Prevention first!” led by NARFU. The participants played a game "We know how to fight smoking".

26.10.2016 Students Support
26 October 2016 Dmitry Nizovtsev, a deputy head of the Higher Law School, called for more social awareness.
26 October 2016 first-year law students listened to EB Fund Chair Nina Nizovtseva who covered the main EB Fund activities and projects, TB issue and volunteer work. Nina also asked them to be volunteers for a while, tell their family and friends about what they heard during the meeting and distribute fluorography invitations.

13.10.2016 Health Box
It was September 2016 when the Health Box Project had been launched. It is a project supported by the Department of Local Government of the Arkhangelsk Oblast and implemented at the Children Sanatorium in Arkhangelsk.

02.10.2016 Healthy Severodvinsk
EB Fund keeps going with the international program “Stop TB in the North Western Russia in our Lifetime”.

2 October Severodvinsk hospital #1, volunteers and EB Fund representatives held a campaign “Check your health” in the “City” shopping mall.

15.09.2016 No Bad Habits In Future!
September started with active work in schools within such projects as Planet of Health and Forewarned is Forearmedâ Novodvinsk School #3, Arkhangelsk School #50 and Gymnasium #21. A. Avdeeva and I. Gvozdeva held activities aimed at healthier lifestyle of young learners, shared info about smoking hazards and other bad habits.

13.09.2016 "Check Your Health" in Turdeyevo Settlement
13 September in the Turdeyevo settlement was dedicated to the «Check Your Health!» campaign under the international program “Stop TB in North Western Russia in Our Lifetime”.

09.09.2016 No Alcohol Day
9 September has been established in Russia as the No Alcohol Day. In connection with that Arkhangelsk central street, Chumbarova-Luchinskogo St., hosted a street campaign held by the Psychoneurological Dispensary, EB Fund and TB Dispensary representatives. This campaign is aimed at healthier lifestyle among citizens and cessation of bad habits: alcohol and smoking abuse.

22.07.2016 Health Tent in Yemetsk
Healthy lifestyle, smoking secession, lung&heart disease prevention campaign took place in Yemetsk, Kholmogorsky District on 16. July during a local event «Brides’ Fair”. Health workers of the Yemetsk Hospital ¹2, EB Fund, Kholmogorsky District and Yemetsk authorities conducted a Healthy Tent activity within the project “Forewarned is forearmed”.

07.07.2016 TB Should Ground Arms New Approaches to This Disease Are Coming!
According to the plan of scientific activities of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Arkhangelsk hosted the interdistrict scientific conference with international participation “Tuberculosis, HIV and STD in the Russian Arctic” on 28-29 June 2016. The Conference was supported by LHL International and Easy Breathing Charity Fund.

04.07.2016 Children First!

Project “Forewarned is forearmed” is successfully conducted in the Districts. Within this project Velsk District piloted a campaign “Protect Yourself, Protect Your Family”. During the first six months Velsk conducted also such activities as lectures on TB prevention on a teachers session, lecture “Cultural Values of the Family, Their Relevance for the Child” and “How to Protect Yourselves and Your Close Ones from TB” for the parents, lecture “What is TB?” at the discussion club “The Dialogue”, info materials about TB prevention are placed on stands.

20.06.2016 Health Communication - June 2016

1-3 June EB Fund alongside with the Norwegian Fund LHL International conducted a final training “Health Communication” for the medical workers of the Arkhangelsk Oblast. This training involved 17 participants. There were two seminars on 1 June. The first was designed for the major group where participants could repeat the latest topics they learned in April and to receive constructive feedback on the follow-up questionnaire and most significant change stories.

31.05.2016 Health Tent

EB Fund keeps its energy up while implementing the projects of its Stop TB program. Success of the “Forewarned is Forearmed” project goes on involving more cities and districts, advocating for healthy lifestyle and spreading knowledge about TB, HIV and other diseases prevention.

28.04.2016 HC is Back to Arkhangelsk

4-8 April 2016 Northern State Medical University was chosen again as a place for Health Communication training. Coaches Hedvig Amdal, representative of LHL International (Norway, Oslo) and Svetlana Kornyakova, child psychologist from the Krasnoborsk Sanatory (Russia, Kransnoborsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast) Berthe Stanberg, Advisor/Program Coordinator from LHLI, was an observer.

28.04.2016 Broadening the Horizons

It was the first quarter of 2016 when the Ministry of Health of the Komi Republic (Russia), Northern State Medical University, EB Fund and International Fund LHL International (Norway) signed a Memorandum on collaboration. This means more activities in Komi within the Stop TB in NW Russia in our Lifetime program.

01.04.2016 Volunteers Mode On!
EB Fund continues volunteer training and this time has recruited 30 more persons.

01.04.2016 Attention! EB Fund Goes On Air!

On 23 March a meeting was held in TB Department in Severodvinsk bringing together representatives of EB Fund and the Head of Public Affairs of administration of Severodvinsk E.Orlova, the Deputy Chief Doctor N.Grosheva, the Head of TB Department N.Vlasova. They discussed current TB situation in Severodvinsk, joint activities with EB Fund in 2015 and 2016.

24.03.2016 24 March – World TB Day

In 24 March 1882 a German scientist Robert Koch told the world about the TB agent – Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, which was afterwards named after Koch. In 100 years International TB Union and WHO established World TB Day to be on 24 March.

Russian-Norwegian Project "Operational Research" Is Granted Support
Public health programs in many countries around the world are “data rich, but poor in the amount of information extracted from that data,” which implies that much data is generated at the country level, and the potential for using this data to improve public health is rarely realized fully. The Structured Operations Research and Training (SORT IT) initiative seeks to make countries “data-rich, information-rich and intervention-rich,” thereby contributing to improved health care delivery and outcomes. SORT IT is a global partnership coordinated by the Tropical Diseases Research and Education Special Program and implemented in conjunction with partners. SORT IT supports countries and institutions in: conducting operational research according to their own priorities; building sustainable operational research capacity; and making informed decisions to improve the effectiveness of the program. Participants develop a research project, draw up a protocol, collect and analyze data, write articles and submit them for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.