Gert van der Hoek
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Annually infected with HIV in Ukraine becomes more 10%
07.10.10 / / 12:10
In Ukraine, the daily recorded 48 cases of HIV infection. This was reported today the chairman of the Committee on combating HIV / AIDS and other socially dangerous diseases, the Ministry of Health Svetlana Cherenko.
"Unfortunately, Ukraine can not yet be proud of what has HIV / AIDS epidemic under control. Every day we register 48 new cases of HIV infection in young age. Every year the number of new cases is approximately 10%. This all suggests that our actions to change risky behavior among youth in a safe yet very effective, so the primary prevention of HIV / AIDS is now one of the priorities of state policy to combat HIV / AIDS ", - said Cherenko.
In turn, the coordinator of the UN system, UNDP Resident Representative in Ukraine, Olivier Adam added that according to official statistics in Ukraine account is approximately 167 thousand people. HIV-infected, of whom 33 000 - AIDS. "Unfortunately, this is just the tip of the iceberg. This statistic does not reflect the real situation, since 7 out of 10 HIV-positive people are unaware of their status, "- he said.
According to him, in Ukraine, the real number of HIV-positive and AIDS patients can be equal to 360 thousand, which indicates the most active and fastest of the HIV epidemic in Europe.
http://glavred.info/archive/2010/10/07/121021-2.html
Annually infected with HIV in Ukraine becomes more 10%
07.10.10 / / 12:10
In Ukraine, the daily recorded 48 cases of HIV infection. This was reported today the chairman of the Committee on combating HIV / AIDS and other socially dangerous diseases, the Ministry of Health Svetlana Cherenko.
"Unfortunately, Ukraine can not yet be proud of what has HIV / AIDS epidemic under control. Every day we register 48 new cases of HIV infection in young age. Every year the number of new cases is approximately 10%. This all suggests that our actions to change risky behavior among youth in a safe yet very effective, so the primary prevention of HIV / AIDS is now one of the priorities of state policy to combat HIV / AIDS ", - said Cherenko.
In turn, the coordinator of the UN system, UNDP Resident Representative in Ukraine, Olivier Adam added that according to official statistics in Ukraine account is approximately 167 thousand people. HIV-infected, of whom 33 000 - AIDS. "Unfortunately, this is just the tip of the iceberg. This statistic does not reflect the real situation, since 7 out of 10 HIV-positive people are unaware of their status, "- he said.
According to him, in Ukraine, the real number of HIV-positive and AIDS patients can be equal to 360 thousand, which indicates the most active and fastest of the HIV epidemic in Europe.
http://glavred.info/archive/2010/10/07/121021-2.html