The number of HIV infections in Russia has decreased

The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation announced a decrease in the number of new HIV cases in the country in 2022 by 2%

The number of new cases of HIV infection last year decreased in Russia by another 2 percent, the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation reported on Tuesday.

As noted in the department, the number of new cases of HIV infection in the country is decreasing every year. The decline is “significantly ahead of the targets of the state strategy to combat the spread of HIV infection in the Russian Federation.”

Every year, the department reported, the coverage of the population with examinations for this disease is growing.

The coverage of HIV patients with antiretroviral therapy has also increased. At the end of 2022, it amounted to 84.9% of the number of people under dispensary observation, or 82.1% of all those infected with HIV.

The Ministry of Health also stated that the increase in the number of people living with HIV leads to “an increase in the quality and life expectancy of patients with HIV infection.”

At the same time, they drew attention to the fact that there are several regions in the Urals, Siberia and the Volga region where “special attention should be paid to the problems of preventing HIV infection.”

The regions of the North Caucasian Federal District remain the least affected by this disease.

The Ministry of Health called the fight against HIV and improving the quality and availability of treatment for patients living with this infection “one of the priorities.”