The HIV epidemic in Russia out of control in 2020 - Health Ministry

The threat of the HIV epidemic in Russia say the first year. About new fears at a meeting of the government commission on the protection of the health of citizens said Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova Russia.

Already in 2020, according to experts, the number of people living with HIV could increase by 250%. Thus, the epidemic will become an even greater disaster for Russia. One of the reasons for the dismal performance - low level of funding. For example, as of 2015 only 200 thousand. HIV infection can expect to antiretroviral therapy. This is only 23% of those who need it. Thus even further reduction in the price of drugs would cover only 30% of HIV-infected people do not have a major impact on the situation.

Veronika Skvortsova said that maintaining the current dynamics will exit the HIV epidemic out of control. This means that the risk of infection for the common man to increase significantly. It is mainly about sexual transmission. You can stop the epidemic, however, according to experts of the World Health Organization for the treatment of infected this coverage should be 60-80%. With coverage of 60% will be possible to achieve regression of the epidemic in Russia by 2023, and at 80% positive dynamics manage to get in a few years.

Today, too, there are some positive changes. Thus, according to Skvortsova, in 2016 to combat HIV program will receive an additional 20 billion rubles. This amount is called the official in a "very large."

On the problem of HIV / AIDS in Russia say quite often. Dmitry Medvedev has recently stated that the number of Russians infected with AIDS each year increased by 10%. However, some officials suggest "not to raise the subject," "not to play into the hands of the West."

At a meeting of the government commission, and was made Bishop Panteleimon of Orekhovo-Zuyevo. According to him, will help to confront the epidemic "chastity, patriotism and faith." "Human life should not be limited to the body and its animal needs" - said the priest.

The majority of HIV-infected citizens of the Russian Federation is included in the age group from 25 to 44 years. The epidemic spread to the marginalized populations in the normal population. Another trend - the increase in the proportion of women infected with the Russians. While maintaining the current dynamics of the number of people infected by the end of the year to reach 1 million people (and this is only the official statistics).

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