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Ukraine fights worst HIV epidemic in Europe, as cases increasingly spread to heterosexuals
By Maria Danilova, The Associated Press November 30, 2012
...An estimated 230,000 Ukrainians, or about 0.8 per cent of people aged 15 to 49, are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Some 120,000 are in urgent need of anti-retroviral therapy, which can greatly prolong and improve the quality of their lives. But due to a lack of funds, fewer than a quarter are receiving the drugs ? one of the lowest levels in the world.
Ukraine's AIDS epidemic is still concentrated among high-risk groups such as intravenous drug users, sex workers, homosexuals and prisoners. But nearly half of new cases registered last year were traced to unprotected heterosexual contact...
Ukraine fights worst HIV epidemic in Europe, as cases increasingly spread to heterosexuals
By Maria Danilova, The Associated Press November 30, 2012
...An estimated 230,000 Ukrainians, or about 0.8 per cent of people aged 15 to 49, are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Some 120,000 are in urgent need of anti-retroviral therapy, which can greatly prolong and improve the quality of their lives. But due to a lack of funds, fewer than a quarter are receiving the drugs ? one of the lowest levels in the world.
Ukraine's AIDS epidemic is still concentrated among high-risk groups such as intravenous drug users, sex workers, homosexuals and prisoners. But nearly half of new cases registered last year were traced to unprotected heterosexual contact...