Organization of HIV infection prevention activities in Novgorod

oblast

Novgorod HIV and AIDS prevention center “Helper”

International scientific conference May 20-21, 2010

“Today the most dreadful mass destruction weapon in the

world is Human Immunodefficiency Virus -

HIV"...(Collin Powell)

• Recently Russia has become a new epicenter for global pandemic of HIV/AIDS

• It has the highest tempos of HIV infection spreading.• Disaster presents threat to Russia and its neighbors.

From the report of Russian-American working group anti-HIV/AIDS

Translation of the previous slide:

• One of the main reasons for epidemics development is underperformance by the state of its guarantee to “regularly inform the population through different channels including mass media about affordable and accessible ways of prevention of HIV infection”

Vadim Pokrovskym, Head of Federal AIDS Prevention Center

HIV infection in Novgorod oblast

Spread of HIV infection in Novgorod oblast by years

As of 12.31.2009 total of 1,172 HIV positive patients have been diagnosed

Epidemiological situation with HIV infection in administrative territories of Novgorod oblast for

12/31/2009 in absolut numbers

Spreading of HIV according to age of HIV infected patients in Novgorod oblast

(absolute numbers)

8,6%1,5%

23%

66,9%

Sex contacts Intravenous drug use Vertical way Not identified

1%12% 10%

77%

Structure of HIV patients in Novgorod oblast according the main ways of infection

2009 г. 2001 г.

%

Structure of HIV patients by gender (%) in Novgorod oblast

5627 23 40 36

49 46 4959 55 55

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1990-1999

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Men Women

Dynamics of children born from HIV-infected women in Novgorod oblast (absolute

numbers).

HIV diagnosis has been confirmed in 13 children

2 3 10 1829 21 20

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Structure of patients by stages of disease development

2А 2Б 2В 3 4А 4Б 4В 5

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Palliative assistance and care with HIV/AIDS

Medical, psychological, social and spiritual care aims at HIV patients with considerably limited physical and/or psychological abilities, and also psychological and emotional support of their family members.

Interdepartmental coordination Council on prevention of spread of chemical addiction and AIDS prevention

among youth

Health care committee

Committee on education

Committee on youth policy

Novgorod branch of Federal Agency of the Russian

Federation on drug turnover control

Non-governmental organizations Local Mass Media

Training of health care professionals

Community outreach work

Prevention of virus spreading by HIV infected patients

Interdepartmental Interaction

Prevention activities of center "Helper"

Pprevention ofMother-child HIV infection spread

Project Activities

Partnership with Novgorod State University

Volunteer work

Committee on Education of Novgorod the Great City Administration

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