KAZAKH SCIENTIFIC CENTER OF DERMATOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

On April 16, 2025, an online training seminar for medical professionals was held in the city of Kokshetau, dedicated to topical issues of HIV prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The event was organized by the Akmola Regional HIV Prevention Center and gathered a wide audience of specialists.

On 04/15/2025, a regional meeting on HIV prevention among adolescents and young people was held in the West Kazakhstan branch of the Orleu Institute for Advanced Training of Teachers in Uralsk. The event was attended by heads of educational organizations, teachers, school psychologists, social educators, as well as specialists from healthcare institutions and public organizations. The meeting was opened by K.Baykatova, Deputy Director of the West Kazakhstan Region IPK "Orleu", emphasizing the importance of interdepartmental cooperation in countering the spread of HIV infection. "School plays a key role in shaping the younger generation's responsible attitude towards their own health and the safety of others," K. Baykatova noted in her welcoming speech. The main topics discussed at the meeting were: • Effective forms of preventive work with adolescents and young people; • Improving the competence of educators in HIV prevention; • The role of family, school and society in shaping a healthy lifestyle. Presentations were made by specialists from the HIV Center of the West Kazakhstan Region, S. Ashimova and G.Umbetova, as well as G. Gumarova, a specialist from the Ural Regional Center for Mental Health. During the meeting, successful regional practices and implemented projects aimed at informing young people and developing their safe behavior skills were presented. Special attention was paid to the organization of educational work in schools, teaching teachers the basics of prevention, as well as methodological support for educational institutions. Following the meeting, the participants adopted a resolution that includes a set of proposals to strengthen preventive work in the educational environment, as well as to introduce modern programs and methodological materials aimed at forming students' conscious and responsible attitude to their own health.

In the Abai region, specialists from the Regional HIV Prevention Center made consultative and methodological visits to the "Multidisciplinary Central District Hospital of Urjar district" and the "Makanchi District Hospital" on HIV prevention and epidemiological control.

The friendly office of the Aktobe Regional AIDS Center has been operating since 2004, where specialists such as a dermatovenerologist, gynecologist, infectious disease specialist and psychotherapist work. Here you can undergo PCR diagnostics of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and viral hepatitis. This is a better advanced method of screening for infections such as gonorrhea and chlamydia. Free treatment is also provided if you have an STI. If desired, free pregnancy tests are provided to women.- "The main task of our office is to provide high-quality preventive care aimed at protecting against HIV infection and sexually transmitted infections. We also provide personal protective equipment to key groups of the population free of charge. These are condoms and lubricants. But the most important thing in our work is confidentiality, the preservation of information about the identity of the person who came to our office. If desired, the patient can be examined anonymously, that is, without providing any documents, in such cases we assign him a unique identification code by which he receives his results," said Botagoz Bimuratova, a dermatovenerologist at the friendly office. The list of preventive measures provided by the friendly office also includes the provision of pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infection. In recent years, pre-exposure HIV prevention has become increasingly widespread among key populations. It is an effective preventive tool, along with others, which gives people an additional opportunity to minimize the likelihood of HIV infection. Post-exposure HIV prevention in friendly classrooms is mainly provided in emergency situations, for example, if unprotected sexual contact or accidental cuts and injections occur.

In April 2025, on the basis of the AIDS Center of the Almaty region, a joint working meeting was held with representatives of the Ministry of Health of the Almaty region and the Zhetysu region with the participation of deputies and responsible PHC specialists of the Ili district and the city of Konaev, subordinate to the regional health department.

On April 10-11, the Mangistau regional center for the prevention of HIV infection held a regional seminar with medical workers of medical organizations on the epidemiological situation and problematic issues of the prevention of HIV infection.