News

June 20, 2025

Choosing the Right Equipment: A Guarantee of Quality in Laboratory Diagnostics
Today, thanks to advances in modern medicine, HIV has become a manageable health condition. When antiretroviral therapy (ART) is initiated in a timely manner and medical prescriptions are strictly followed, people living with HIV can lead long and healthy lives. Laboratory diagnostics are essential for monitoring treatment effectiveness, and modern diagnostic analyzers are indispensable tools for this purpose. more »

June 19, 2025

HIV Testing and Counselling Campaign at the Market
Another outreach campaign! On 18 June 2025, a public awareness campaign was held at the central market in Kokshetau, aimed at informing the public about HIV. more »

June 19, 2025

In Pavlodar region, every sixth resident of the region knows his HIV status
blood samples are delivered from all medical organizations to the laboratory of the regional HIV prevention center. About 150,000 studies are conducted annually. Over the past year, more than 146 thousand people have been examined, of which 224 have been confirmed by immunoblotting (IB). more »

June 18, 2025

Field Visit to Nurinsky District: Monitoring and Training Seminar on HIV
As part of planned activities to monitor the provision of healthcare services and implement measures to counter the spread of HIV, a field visit was conducted in June 2025 to Nurinsky District in the Karaganda Region. more »

June 18, 2025

Training on HIV Rapid Testing
The Regional Center for HIV Prevention under the Zhetysu Regional Health Department conducted a training session for staff of the epidemiological monitoring unit, clinical and preventive services, dispensary services, organizational and methodological unit, and the department for disease prevention and public engagement on the procedures for conducting HIV rapid testing. more »

June 18, 2025

Toward Zero: Preventing Vertical Transmission of HIV
In June 2025, the Aktobe Regional Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS conducted a series of activities aimed at strengthening measures to prevent vertical transmission of HIV within medical facilities across the region. more »

June 17, 2025

“Vision for the Sustainability of the HIV Response”
On 17 June, representatives of UNAIDS, staff of the Kazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases (KSCID), and civil society organizations held a discussion on the development of the document “Vision for the Sustainability of the HIV Response”, which will serve as the foundation for the new National Roadmap. more »

June 17, 2025

Working Visit to the National Center for Biotechnology
From 11 to 13 June, staff from the Kazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases (KSCID) visited the National Center for Biotechnology (NCB) in Astana as part of a working visit. The visit was conducted within the framework of an innovation and education consortium agreement concluded between the M. Ospanov West Kazakhstan Medical University, the National Center for Biotechnology LLP, Astana Medical University, and KSCID. more »

June 17, 2025

Training Seminar for Outreach Workers in the Zhetysu Region
Following a competitive selection process, the Regional Center for HIV Prevention under the Zhetysu Regional Health Department has identified the implementing partner for a government social contracting initiative aimed at supporting and delivering HIV prevention services for people living with HIV. more »

June 17, 2025

Training Seminar on Health Care for Transgender People Held at East Kazakhstan AIDS Center
A training seminar for medical professionals focused on health care for transgender people was held at the East Kazakhstan Regional Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS. The event aimed to raise healthcare workers’ awareness of the specific needs of transgender individuals and reduce barriers to HIV prevention and treatment services. more »