July 26, 2024
Interdepartmental round table in Almaty regionAs part of the end of the month on the prevention of drug addiction and bad habits, an interdepartmental round table was held at the regional mental health center at the regional mental health center on the topic: «Mechanisms for the formation of addictive behavior. Prevention of drug addiction and HIV infection».
more »July 25, 2024
Training on the rules of express testing in North Kazakhstan regionA training seminar on the issue of rapid testing was held at the North Kazakhstan Regional Center for the Prevention of HIV Infection. It was attended by specialists from the Center for the Epidemiological Department, the department of treatment and preventive work and clinical examination, as well as paramedics from the Multidisciplinary Regional Hospital.
more »July 24, 2024
Seminars for police officersLaw enforcement officials play an important role in HIV prevention, as they are directly involved in working with population groups at greatest risk of infection (PWID, sex workers, MSM and others). Effective prevention measures among these population groups can stop the further spread of HIV infection and significantly reduce the socio-economic consequences of the epidemic.
more »July 22, 2024
Shymkent City AIDS Center is 35 years old Information about AIDS was first published in medical reports and the media in 1982. Soon, in 1987, the disease was registered in Kazakhstan. In order to prevent and combat a new infectious disease, by order of the South Kazakhstan Regional Health Department No. 323-P dated July 18, 1989, an AIDS center was opened in the city of Shymkent, and for the first time, laboratory diagnostics of HIV was introduced.
more »July 19, 2024
It is based on effective preventionSince the beginning of the year, new cases of HIV transmission by parenteral route (through blood) in Kazakhstan are 5 percent lower than the predicted level. This result was made possible thanks to effective prevention among people who inject drugs (LUIN).
more »July 17, 2024
Since the beginning of the year, PREP has become available for more than 3,000 KazakhstanisEvery year, the number of adherents of pre-exposure HIV prevention (PREP) is growing in the country. This is a type of prevention recommended by the World Health Organization. PREP or PrEP is an effective way to prevent HIV transmission, provided it is regularly used by people without HIV in order to prevent infection in case of contact with the virus. PREP consists of taking medications such as tenofovir and emtricitabine daily.
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