World AIDS Day Awareness Campaign at Petropavl Railway Station

December 2, 2025

On 1 December, as part of the World AIDS Day observance, an information and awareness campaign was held at the Petropavl railway station.

The event was organized by the North Kazakhstan Regional Center for HIV Prevention, together with the Petropavl Youth Resource Center and the Akmola Regional Department for Sanitary and Epidemiological Control in Transport.

During the campaign, specialists distributed informational brochures to passengers and visitors, reminding them of the importance of HIV prevention and timely testing.

“Holding such public awareness campaigns in busy and easily accessible places allows us to reach a wider audience and share important information about HIV prevention. Here, we can not only talk about protective measures and the need for testing but also answer people’s questions directly. Today, our outreach covered about 200 people. We hope that each of them will reflect on this issue, take responsibility for their health, remember what they learned, and perhaps share this knowledge with their friends and families,” said Oksana Simukhina, specialist from the Regional Center for HIV Prevention.

The event was part of an annual campaign aimed at raising public awareness and strengthening HIV prevention efforts across the region.

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