Russia: in 2016 at least a million infected with HIV – Onet.pl

 
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  Russia: in 2016 at least one million HIV-infected
 
 
 

The head of the center Vadim Pokrovsky stated, that in Russia today there are over 930 thousand. HIV, which is almost two times more than in 2010 (approx. half a million).

Pokrovsky He pointed out that “Russia is one of the few countries in which the number of infections continues to rise.” The head of the center predicts that the symbolic barrier of a million infected may be exceeded in 2016..

In the first quarter of this year in Russia zakaziło at least 30 thousand. humans, while – according to Pokrovsky – Germany reports only a thousand new cases each year. In Russia it is currently so many infected, “how much in all European countries put together” – alert the specialist.

He expressed the opinion that this situation proves the ineffectiveness of the measures taken by the Russian authorities and the failure of the policy pursued by the Kremlin to promote traditional values ​​and social conservatism. He pointed in this context to the growing role of the Orthodox Church.

According to Russian experts in the country is still the main route of infection is intravenous drug use, but the number of infections sexually increasing; now more than 41 percent. new cases. Statistics show that an increasing number of infections in heterosexual relations – Pokrovsky noted. Infections apply to persons aged 25-35 years.

In late November the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a significant increase in the number of HIV infections in Russia and the former Soviet republics, while in Western Europe it persists stable.

From the late ’80s in Russia due to AIDS have died approx. 190 thousand. people.

(jsch)