Join the network

Is your organisation based in Europe and offering community-based HIV/STI testing services?

At present, 109 CBVCTs in 26 European countries and 3 Central Asian countries (Germany, Denmark, Czech Republic, Poland, France, Slovakia, Slovenia, Belgium, Romania, Portugal, Lithuania, Latvia, UK, Hungary, Ukraine, Austria, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Croatia, Serbia, Moldova, Macedonia, Switzerland, Cyprus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy and Spain) participate in the network. See list of members.

Who can become a member of the COBATEST Network?

  • Organisations from WHO European Region (please see list of countries here) that offer community-based voluntary counselling and (HIV/STI) testing

Why become a member of the COBATEST Network?

  • Share your experiences of CBVCT with other member organisations around Europe and Central Asia
  • Make new contacts and form partnerships within the network
  • Gain free access to the COBATEST data entry tool
  • Raise awareness of your organisation’s concerns at a global level
  • Contribute to the evidence base for CBVCT programming in Europe and Central Asia

What does membership require?

  • Endorsement of the COBATEST Network mission
  • Submission of data about your organisation’s VCT activity
  • Participation in the annual COBATEST Network conference (either by attending or contributing to programming)

How can an organisation join the Network?

  • Contact Megi Gogishvili, the COBATEST Network Coordinator – mgogishvili@igtp.cat