In April 2006, the late Maestro Rostropovich was named Special Representative of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The Foundation supports HIV/AIDS programs in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, to prevent the vertical transmission of HIV from mother to … Read More
In 2009 the Ministry of Labour, Health, and Social Affairs of Georgia and the National Center for Disease Control requested the assistance of the Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation in establishing a hepatitis B catch-up vaccination program for at-risk healthcare workers, medical students, … Read More
RVF has been working in cooperation with the Tajik Ministry of Health (MOH) and Tropical Disease Center to combat high rates of helminth, or intestinal parasite infestation rates in Tajikistan. RVF supported a national deworming campaign in 2012-2013 which provided … Read More
RVF helped ensure that 4.5 million individuals received deworming treatment and hygiene education between 2008-2012. During 2013-2014, while the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic stepped up to continue deworming treatment of its population, RVF was actively involved in … Read More
The deworming program in Azerbaijan concluded in 2013, having successfully dewormed nearly 800,000 school children throughout the country and provided hygiene education to prevent reinfection. Additionally, RVF carried out capacity building by training to lab technician and parasitologists in modern, … Read More
We are deeply saddened by the recent loss of Madame Galina Vishnevskaya (25 October, 1926- 11 December, 2012). In addition to her many accomplishments as a world-famous musician, as co-founder of the RVF Madame Vishnevskaya helped improve the health and … Read More
With initial funding provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Foundation conducted a children’s vaccination initiative against hepatitis B in the Russian Federation from 2000 -2006. At the time the program t was the largest public health … Read More
The Foundation’s routine measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination program is now fully financed by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Health (MOH). Routine vaccination program targeted all children aged 12 months to 6 years – approximately 150,000 children every year. The … Read More
The Foundation’s routine measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination program is now fully financed by the Georgian Ministry of Health (MOH). Routine vaccination program targeted all children aged 12 months to 6 years – approximately 50,000 children every year. The … Read More
The Foundation’s routine measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination program is now fully financed by the Armenian Ministry of Health (MOH). Routine vaccination program targets all children aged 12 months and 6 years – approximately 70,000 children every year. The … Read More