… Photo: Magadan City Hall
The Eighth All-Russian Action “Stop HIV / AIDS”, timed to coincide with the World AIDS Day, started on November 26 and will last until December 1. Residents of the Magadan Region (16+) are invited to take part in the action, the MagadanMedia news agency was told in the press service of the Magadan City Hall.
The project started in 2016 at the initiative of the Fund for Social and Cultural Initiatives and is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection The Russian Federation, Rospotrebnadzor, Rosmolodezh, the All-Russian public movement “Volunteers-doctors”, the Union of Rectors of Russia and other interested organizations.
According to the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, over the past two years, there has been a steady downward trend in the spread of HIV infection in the country. Thanks to the joint efforts of the state and society, effective measures to prevent the spread of infection, including within the framework of the All-Russian action “Stop HIV / AIDS”, there is a decrease in the proportion of newly diagnosed persons with HIV infection aged 15 to 20 years to 0.8% in 2019. Also, over the past three years, the number of cases with an established diagnosis of HIV infection at the early stages of infection has increased, which significantly increases the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy.
However, in 2019, more than 80 thousand new cases of HIV infection were registered, more than 28 thousand people died due to underlying and concomitant diseases. Therefore, it is necessary to continue active joint actions of the state and all interested public organizations.
In connection with the pandemic of the new type of coronavirus COVID-19 and the need to comply with strict sanitary and epidemiological standards, almost all events of the action will be held online using modern digital technologies. Live broadcasts, as well as video recordings will be available on the official website of the action stopwichspid.rf, a special portal for live broadcasts of the Foundation for Social and Cultural Initiatives FSKIonline.RF and on the action page in the social network VKontakte https://vk.com/stopspid.
The organizing committee approved a plan of key actions of the Action in December 2020, which determines the priorities of preventive work for this period.
On November 26, the action was launched and the VI All-Russian Forum for Specialists in the Prevention and Treatment of HIV / AIDS was held. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, leading infectious disease doctors from all regions of Russia gathered on a single electronic platform. The Forum discussed the results of large-scale work to combat the spread of HIV infection in the country. Participants of round tables and panel sessions shared their experience in the prevention and organization of medical care for HIV infection, including in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today, November 27, is the Day of Unified Action Against HIV Infection at Work with Working Youth. In 2019, more than 80% of newly diagnosed HIV cases are in the 25-44 age group. Within the framework of the campaign, information and educational work is carried out among working youth at enterprises. The Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare has prepared a presentation of the results of the study “Study of the prevalence of coronavirus infection COVID-19 among HIV patients in Russia and the impact of the epidemic of coronavirus infection COVID-19 on the provision of medical care for HIV infection.”
On Saturday, November 28, a webinar for parents will be held on the prevention of the spread of HIV infection and the formation of responsible and safe behavior among adolescents and young people. Presentation “Open Dialogue with Parents on HIV Prevention”. Topic: How to properly talk with children about HIV? Support issues for families raising children with HIV.
On Monday, November 30, a round table with international participation “Adolescents and HIV. Problems and solutions. Best practices in Russia and Kazakhstan” was organized. HIV specialists from the UK, Kazakhstan and Russia, with the participation of UNAIDS representatives, will share their experience in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection in children. At the webinar for teachers of educational organizations of the Russian Federation: “Organization of work on the prevention of the spread of HIV infection and the formation of a culture of a healthy lifestyle in children and adolescents” will discuss issues of state policy in the field of prevention of the spread of HIV infection, methodological support of preventive activities in educational organizations, organizing the interaction of teachers of educational organizations with students with HIV.
On Tuesday, December 1, the annual scientific and practical conference of the RUDN Medical Institute “Situation on HIV / AIDS and the fight against the epidemic in Russia and the world” will be held, a marathon of popular science publics on the VKontakte network will be organized and the premiere of a documentary film on HIV / AIDS prevention will take place with a discussion “Against AIDS: A Two Generation View. Value Navigation”.
During the entire Promotion from November 26 to December 2, the following events will be held:
- Online survey youth about HIV on the official website of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Center for the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Children” (16+)
- All-Russian hotline “Healthy Russia”. By phone 8-800-200-0-200 (toll-free) consultations will be provided 24/7, including on HIV-infection issues (in Russian).
- By phone 8-800-555-49-43 (toll-free), a round-the-clock telephone hotline of Rospotrebnadzor (in Russian and English) will operate to provide individual information support to the population.
- Free consultations will also be available at all AIDS centers in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
- The HIV hotline of the Moscow Department of Healthcare 8-495-366-62-38 (around the clock in Russian).
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