HIV testing week materials

On this page you will find all of the testing week materials to support you with your activities if needed. If you wish for any of the materials or the testing week logos to be translated, please let us know and we may be able to help on a first come basis.

You may also find these materials useful when considering HIV testing activities at other times of the year.

• European HIV testing week logos
• Toolkit 1 – Using the logo
• Toolkit 2 – Testing week implementation handbook
• Toolkit 3 – Dossier of evidence: a summary of the evidence to support free, confidential and voluntary HIV testing
• Toolkit 4 – Engaging with other partners: HIV organisations, healthcare professionals and policy makers
• Toolkit 5 – Working with key opinion makers: HIV experts, people living with HIV and influential figures
• Toolkit 6 – Guidance overview: a summary of resources to support regular HIV testing in healthcare settings
• Toolkit 7 – Evaluating media coverage
• Template news release
• Factsheets
• Banner adverts for websites
• Poster for primary care staff
• HIV testing and treatment guidelines and recommendations

European HIV testing week logos

The 2014 testing week logos are available for your use on any materials related to the testing week.

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Toolkit 1 – Using the logo

This toolkit provides advice on how to use the logos and information about the testing week colour palette and fonts.

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Toolkit 2 – Testing week implementation handbook

This toolkit has been developed to provide guidance about how to use the testing week materials and advice and ideas for testing initiatives.

The toolkit includes:

• Background information about the 2014 testing week
• Key messages for the testing week
• Understanding your target groups and setting your objectives
• Ideas for testing week activities
• An overview of materials available and how they can be used
• Guidance for working with the media
• Advice for online and social media activities
• Evaluating the impact of the testing week
• The testing week planning calendar

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Toolkit 3 – Dossier of evidence: a summary of the evidence to support free, confidential and voluntary HIV testing

This toolkit provides the rationale for free, confidential and voluntary HIV testing.

The dossier of evidence comprises four materials, which are available for you to download:

• A slide set
  • This is an easy-to-understand presentation targeted at governmental, commissioning and decision-making organisations. It includes information that presents the current evidence base for scaling up HIV testing
• Accompanying guidance
  • This is to provide background information to the slide set and additional data
• Policy factsheet
  • This is a summary of the key points from the dossier of evidence
• Policy prompt
  • This is a one-page summary aimed at local health authorities to help senior administrators understand how they can make a difference

The information included in the dossier of evidence can be adjusted by you to reflect local statistics and relevant information. Please feel free to include your organisation’s logo on the slide deck.

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Toolkit 4 – Engaging with other partners: HIV organisations, healthcare professionals and policy makers

This toolkit has been developed to provide guidance to assist you to invite other partners to participate in the HIV testing activities.

For a complete list of organisations signed-up to the European HIV testing week visit the who’s signed-up page.

The toolkit includes:

• Why engage with other partners
• How to identify and work with other partners
• Template letters which can be edited to inform other partners, organisations, governing bodies and commissioners about the testing week and invite them to participate

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Toolkit 5 – Working with key opinion makers: HIV experts, people living with HIV and influential figures

Opinion makers can support you with mass and social media activities, attend events and talks or help communicate your messages to as wide an audience as possible. This toolkit has been developed to provide guidance to assist you in identifying and inviting people to work with you for HIV testing outreach activities.

The toolkit includes:

• Introduction to HIV testing ambassadors
• How to identify and work with HIV testing ambassadors
• Supporting HIV testing ambassadors to work with the media

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Toolkit 6 – Guidance overview: a summary of resources to support regular HIV testing in healthcare settings

This toolkit has been developed to support engagement with primary healthcare professionals and clinicians. It comprises a summary of the key guidance and useful existing resources to build a compelling case for regular HIV testing in primary care settings and hospitals

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Toolkit 7 – Evaluating media coverage

This toolkit has been developed to help you monitor and evaluate any media campaign you carry out as well as track media coverage effectively.

The toolkit comprises:

• A guidance document on how to monitor the media and evaluate coverage (i.e. articles in newspapers or online publications)
• A template Excel spreadsheet for you to use to capture any media coverage of your campaign
• A template Powerpoint presentation for you to use to develop a short evaluation report analysing your coverage

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Template news release

As part of the testing week a draft template news release has been developed for you to edit for local use. Toolkit 2 – testing week implementation handbook includes media outreach guidance. 

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Factsheets

Two factsheets have been developed to support local media activities. One factsheet includes background information about the European HIV testing week. The other factsheet includes European HIV prevalence statistics and information to engage with the most at risk groups. These factsheets can be shared with the media during any media outreach activities – additional guidance is provided in Toolkit 2 – testing week implementation handbook to support you.

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Banner adverts for websites

To help you make more people aware of the European HIV testing week a selection of banner adverts have been developed for use on partner websites. 

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Poster for primary care staff

A poster for primary care staff is available for you to share with primary care clinics and practices, to put up in their staff areas. This serves as a reminder for staff to test for HIV whenever relevant and underline the importance of HIV testing.

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HIV testing and treatment guidelines and recommendations

Guidelines have been developed that set out why and how HIV testing should take place, and document the need for scaling up HIV testing and treatment.

Key guidelines on HIV testing and treatment:

1. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. HIV testing: Increasing uptake and effectiveness in the European Union, 2010.
2. World Health Organization. Scaling up HIV testing and counselling in the WHO European Region - as an essential component of efforts to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. Policy framework, 2010.
3. World Health Organization. Guidance on provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling in health facilities, 2007.
4. World Health Organization/UNAIDS. Guidance on testing and counselling for HIV in settings attended by people who inject drugs. Improving access to treatment, care and prevention, 2009.
5. World Health Organisation. Guidance on couples HIV testing and counselling - including antiretroviral therapy for treatment and prevention in serodiscordant couples, 2012.
6. World Health Organisation. Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection, 2013.
7. UNAIDS. Treatment 2015. 2012
8. UNODC, UNAIDS, WHO; HIV testing and counselling in prisons and other closed settings. Technical paper, 2009.
9. EACS. European Guidelines for treatment of HIV infected adults in Europe, 2013.
10. EMCDDA; Guidelines for testing HIV, viral hepatitis and other infections in injecting drug users, 2010.
11. HIV in Europe. HIV Indicator Conditions: Guidance for implementing HIV testing in adults in Health Care Settings, 2012.

Further materials and literature can be found on the HIV in Europe website.

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