On the day of AIDS one person in Kyrgyzstan opened their HIV status

On the day of AIDS one person in Kyrgyzstan opened their HIV status

December 1, 2017 in gasilska district of Chui oblast on the basis of professional face No. 102, celebrated the world day against AIDS, which was organized by the public Association "Country Board of patients" and "Alternative in narcology" with support of Fund "Soros-Kyrgyzstan".

Competition teams for the knowledge of the topic "AIDS", was an exhibition of works by students of the Lyceum, expert speakers and guests, everyone could get test counseling for HIV. It is noteworthy that the event was attended not only by students, workers, and activists of the district presented by the local authorities, services of health promotion, national diasporas and religious confessions.

According to the Director of the Lyceum Gulnara Tulenovo in the area are convinced that the prevention of HIV in Kyrgyzstan is a universal task and must be carried out in the country with all our efforts.December 1, 2017 in gasilska district of Chui oblast on the basis of professional face No. 102, celebrated the world day against AIDS, which was organized by the public Association "Country Board of patients" and "Alternative in narcology" with support of Fund "Soros-Kyrgyzstan". Competition teams for the knowledge of the topic "AIDS", was an exhibition of works by students of the Lyceum, expert speakers and guests, everyone could get test counseling for HIV. It is noteworthy that the event was attended not only by students, workers, and activists of the district presented by the local authorities, services of health promotion, national diasporas and religious confessions. According to the Director of the Lyceum Gulnara Tulenovo in the area are convinced that the prevention of HIV in Kyrgyzstan is a universal task and must be carried out in the country with all our efforts.

"Chui oblast by the number of people registered with HIV in the Republic is in the first place, we have registered a third of all morbidity - 2266 cases of HIV infection, - said the head of the epidemiological Department of the Chui regional center "AIDS" Families Toktalieva.- As well as throughout the country is increasing sexual transmission and there was a decline parenteral transmission routes, i.e., among people who inject drugs (PWID), infection stabiliziruemost. Unfortunately, rising rates of HIV infection among pregnant women, but that happy, almost reduced to zero the birth of children with HIV infected mothers, because when the production of pregnant women, and all women on the orders of the Ministry of healthcare tested for HIV, they are prescribers of ARV therapy to prevent transmission of HIV from mother to child. These women show great commitment and for the health of your child, try to accept treatment. Of course, there are women who are afraid to go to the hospital or do not want to register on the pregnancy, doctors gynecologists. Usually pregnant women with HIV are identified from those women who live with HIV-positive people, their husbands returned from prisons or frequently go abroad to work or this pregnant woman's husband was using drugs."
Day AIDS in gasilska the area has become more meaningful and heartfelt speech of the Director of OO "Country Board of patients" Umida Shukurova, which, through doubt and fear, discussed their HIV history and, thus, publicly revealed his HIV status. "As a person living with HIV, I went through the hard school of life: was in prison, fifteen years had used drugs, but for the past nine years as I all right, and I have work, family and healthy children. All I want my destiny was instructive for others, and our country was free from drugs and HIV. Do not be afraid of people with HIV because this infection is not transmitted through the air, shaking hands, kissing, utensils, bathing in the same pool, etc., but only through blood, sexual contact and through breast milk from mother to child, just need to take precautions and in a timely manner to be screened". Information taken from the official site of the Ministry of health here.