World AIDS Day Conference

December 8, 2025

In December 2025, Astana Medical University hosted a scientific and educational conference dedicated to December 1, World AIDS Day. The event was held under the theme: «Human immunodeficiency virus: ways of damaging the immune system and immunological aspects.»

Bakyt Kultanova, Head of the Epidemiological Department of the HIV Prevention Center, made a presentation at the conference. She highlighted important aspects of the epidemiological situation, trends in the spread of HIV, as well as modern approaches to prevention.

The conference brought together students, teachers and medical specialists to discuss topical issues related to HIV infection: mechanisms of damage to the immune system, immunological features of the virus, the development of opportunistic diseases, modern methods of prevention.

Student videos were also presented, an interactive quiz, a question and answer session were held, and it all ended with poster presentations and online voting for the best scientific poster.

«HIV is not a verdict, information and prevention are crucial,» the conference organizers noted. In their opinion, such events help to form a responsible attitude to health, debunk myths and reduce the stigma that surrounds people still living with HIV.

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