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Russia’s HIV Deaths Hit 30K Per Year, Undermining Dwindling Labor Force

The figure continues to rise alongside increasing treatment costs for the government and a lack of early HIV testing.

Russia Dismisses Data Showing World's 5th-Highest HIV Infection Rate

Russia hit back Thursday at widely reported data which placed the country as a leader in new HIV infections worldwide as “provocative propaganda...

Russian HIV Charities Face Funding, Supply Crisis

Amid a logistics crisis caused by the Russian invasion and Western sanctions, charities are struggling to obtain what they need.

Russian Doctors Refusing to Vaccinate People Living With HIV – NGO

Health experts told RBC that HIV is not a contraindication to Covid-19 vaccines.

World AIDS Day in Moscow Kicks Off a Month of Events

The Voznesensky Center joins other groups to give back HIV-positive people their voices.

Russia’s HIV Prevention Strategy Ignores Global Guidelines – Kommersant

Experts say the new plan differs little from the one that expires this year.

Russian Health Officials Use TikTok to Boost HIV Awareness

The project aims “to describe the discrimination and stigma that HIV-positive people face.”

‘You’ll Infect Us All’: Russian Clinic Turns Away HIV-Positive Patient

The next-nearest HIV/AIDS treatment center was 400 kilometers away.

Google Searches for HIV Tests Soar by 5,000% After Russian Blogger’s Doc

HIV was Russia’s second-most-searched term on Tuesday, the day Yury Dud’s documentary came out.

Russia Busts UN's Anti-HIV Opioid Shipment Bound for Tajikistan

The methadone is “a life-saving treatment for people who inject drugs,” a UN Development Program official said.

HIV Cases in Russia Surpass 1 Million – State Watchdog

Experts link the rise in infections to the government's silence.

Russia’s HIV Patients Panic Over Drug Shortage

Thirty-one Russian regions have enough supplies of a critical HIV drug to last until between mid-August and late September.

HIV-Related Deaths on the Rise in Russia – Health Ministry

More than three-quarters of Russia’s HIV-related deaths (76.7%) happened in the 25-44 age group.

Russia's HIV Epidemic is Growing, Affecting Older Citizens — Watchdog

“The population doesn’t use condoms, their sales are falling,” the head of a national AIDS prevention research center said.

Putin Signs Law Allowing HIV Patients to Adopt Children in Their Care

The changes were anticipated as part of Russia’s broader state strategy to combat the epidemic.

Russian Duma Rules to Allow HIV Patients to Adopt Children in Their Care

The changes were anticipated as part of Russia’s state strategy to combat the epidemic that has led to the deaths of 318,000 Russians.

318K HIV-Positive Russians Have Died Since 1987 – Watchdog

Rospotrebnadzor said 57.5 percent of all HIV-positive cases were transmitted sexually and 39 percent through drug use.

Russian Retirees Increasingly at Risk of HIV Due to Unprotected Sex and Drug Parties, Expert Warns

“In general, this population group leads a very active sexual lifestyle,” the head of a regional AIDS center was cited as saying.

Russia Risks HIV Epidemic as Cases Rise, Experts Warn

Most new cases in the former Soviet Union in 2017 were from heterosexual sex as the disease spreads beyond high-risk groups.

New HIV Infections Spike in Moscow, Far East Regions of Russia

The number of people living with HIV has grown by 20 percent in Moscow, and by as much as 150 percent in other Russian regions.

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