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When it comes to AIDS, many are sure that they will never touch this trouble. Many believe that this is a disease of drug addicts and prostitutes and respectable citizens should not be feared.

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Unfortunately, it is not. Today in Russia about 420 thousand.
Russians are infected with human immunodeficiency virus. For many
years old virus can exist in the body, without showing itself. AND
man himself not knowing about his illness may be dangerous for others. BUT
from mistakes and random connections, alas, no one is insured. After all, according to
Sociological research, sexual contacts on the side
peculiar to most people. In addition, a significant part of young
people, not even a drug addict, at least once in life used
Drugs.

How to keep the epidemic

Ways to transfer a deadly virus a bit. Head of the Department of Overview of HIV / AIDS of Rospotrebnadzor Alexander Goliowov:

– Among the media immunodeficiency virus is more than 65% – People, at least once in
Life used drugs. Approximately 30% have become infected as a result
Unprotected sex contacts. Rest – these are children who got
Virus at a birth from a mother infected with immunodeficiency virus.
Most Virus Media – These are young people aged 15 to 29
years old. Unfortunately, restrained the AIDS epidemic yet.

Every year
New cases of infection are recorded, and the number of these cases
Constantly growing. The most vulnerable to the AIDS virus residents of large
Cities. In megalopolis with a large population density developed by night
life and good material possibilities of residents are celebrated
The greatest number of cases of infection. It is no coincidence in quantity
of registered HIV cases lead St. Petersburg, Moscow,
Sverdlovskaya, Samara region.

In order to change the situation, you need to change the psychology of everything
Society. It is necessary to make young people began to think about
its security. But often calls to use a condom when
random sex contacts or use sterile disposable
Syringes are perceived by society as a propaganda of sexualism
or advertising drugs.

In addition, it is believed to deal with the epidemic
AIDS – Task exclusively doctors and scientists. But it is not. For that
To protect young people from drug use and random
sexual contacts, efforts of all society are needed. Necessary
organize leisure for children and adolescents, create affordable
Mugs, sections that could distract children from use
Narcotics. After all, if it is trite, it sounds idleness – Mother of all
Pokov. And while the situation in society will not change, keep the epidemic
AIDS is unlikely to succeed.

Although positive shifts, of course, have. Within the national
Project «Health» On the treatment of HIV speakers and AIDS patients stand out
Enough money. Despite the fact that the cost of drugs for one
The patient comes to 3 thousand dollars a year, all needing treatment
can get it for free. Of course, it is impossible to cure AIDS, but
Cheat the development of the disease can. With proper treatment, HIV media
can live a few decades, keeping normal quality
Life. The problem is other. Far from all the diseases really want
be treated. Among the patients are enough people who use drugs,
which are often treated in the middle and turn to doctors again
Only in the event that it is impossible to cope with the manifestations of the disease.

Prevention will help

Not yet found medicine against AIDS, the main efforts should be
are aimed at preventing this disease. And meanwhile from 7.7 billion.
rubles allocated for identification, treatment and prevention of HIV within
national project «Health», For financing prophylactic
measures provided only 200 million. rubles. And in order to cope with
Dangerous disease, mobilization of medical and public
organizations engaged in HIV prevention and assistance to people,
Living with this disease. It is for this purpose from May 3 to 5 in Moscow
will be held the second HIV / AIDS conference in Eastern Europe and
Central Asia.

Tells the Acting Director of the Regional Office
United Nations HIV / AIDS Program, Doctor of Medical Sciences,
Professor Sergey Fourgal:

– There are at least three features that distinguish this
Conference from previous events. First, it is the biggest
Regional Conference, which is devoted to the fight against distribution
HIV in Europe and Central Asia. More will be attended by more
Two thousand people from 50 countries. Secondly, this is the first regional
The conference that is organized by the Government of the Russian Federation
with the active participation of the United Nations, international
Societies in AIDS and Global AIDS Fund, Tuberculosis
and malaria.

The third feature of the conference is her theme itself:
«Ensuring universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and support
People living with this disease». This conference is one of
steps to stop and turn back by 2015
AIDS epidemic. The Government of the Russian Federation provided the most
Large financial assistance for the conference, confirming
The commitment of our country to implement measures in response to the epidemic
AIDS.

During the conference, issues dedicated to
developing a system for providing high-quality treatment in combination with
Preventive programs. In particular, it will be about programs,
addressed to vulnerable groups of the population – Injection consumers
Drugs, people providing sex for money.

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