WhenDecember 2024
WhereGeorgia

Ala Latco

Ala Latco, Deputy Director of the NGO Youth for the Right to Life & Union of Organizations Working in the Field of HIV Prevention and Harm Reduction in Moldova

Ala Latco has more than 20 years of experience in the implementation of HIV prevention and harm reduction programs in the Republic of Moldova. Since 2000, Ala has been leading the country’s initiatives that are known in the country as successful practices in prevention work with injecting drug users. In 2004, she took an active part in the creation of the Harm Reduction Network in the country, now known as the Union of Organizations Working in the Field of HIV Prevention and Harm Reduction, as President of the Union.

Throughout the years, Ala has been actively involved in the development of guidelines, instructions and standards related to the work of harm reduction programs in Moldova. The Union pays special attention to advocating for the quality, sustainability and long-term sustainability of harm reduction programs and increasing government support. Ala holds an MSc in Social Welfare and Population Protection and an MSc in Public Health Management. Along with her activities in the civil sector, Ala has academic experience working as a teacher at the Alecu Russo State University.

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