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Medical institutions of Poltava region will receive modern equipment for HIV tests

1086Rapid HIV testing is implementing in institutions of primary health care of Poltava region. Attention is focused on improving the quality of counseling and HIV testing for population groups with the highest risk of infection at the primary care setting and increase the dispensary registration of vulnerable groups, where HIV was discovered. USAID RESPOND project in cooperation with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Ukraine will provide medical facilities in Hadiach, Mirgorod, Pyryatyn, Kobelyaky areas with test systems for rapid tests which will give the ability to inspect for the presence of HIV about 800 people till the end of this year. At the same time medical institutions in these areas will be given technical equipment which would help to collect and analyze the data necessary to introduce changes in the provision of HIV services. This was discussed at an open meeting of the USAID RESPOND project partners in the Poltava Regional State Administration.

“The USAID RESPOND project works with administration in Poltava region and non-governmental organizations since 2013. All our projects are to achieve global international aims in the fight against HIV. 90% of people living with HIV should be aware of their status. It is necessary to make efforts for testing, counseling risk groups. 90% of those who know their status should receive treatment. 90% of those who already receives treatment should receive it efficiently. It should decrease viral load. In line with these objectives, we make efforts together with partners from Poltava region. The project we speak about today provides testing services, HIV counseling in primary care facilities. The project also works in partnership with two NGOs “Light of Hope” and “Public Health” in preventing HIV infections among injecting drug users “- said Deputy Project Director USAID RESPOND Roman Yorick.

Deputy Head of Poltava Regional State Administration Oleg Pruhlo, during the meeting, said that thanks to RSA many pilot projects operate in Poltava region, including projects of USAID RESPOND.

“During a year 500 people with HIV are registered in Poltava region, 100 people dies. That is why today’s meeting is very important. This equipment is extremely necessary, it will enable the efficient identification of patients with HIV and their treatment, “- said Deputy Head of Poltava Regional State Administration Oleg Pruhlo.

“We are working so that prevention and treatment of HIV were available in any area of the region. The main task – to make these services at the level of European practices, so testing and treatment conducted for people at a high level. The main regional centers currently are able to provide such services. We help districts with equipment and technology “- said the executive director of CO “Light of Hope” Maxim Demchenko.

On the level of HIV in the Poltava region and Mirgorod area in particular told the chief doctor of the Poltava regional center of AIDS prevention Oksana Danilenko and infection disease doctor of private counseling room of Mirgorod area Lilya Gorobets.

“The situation regarding the spread of HIV in the Poltava region is characterized by an average degree according to the nationwide figures. Situation is acute. Today, in the AIDS Center are registered about 3 000 people, 1500 of them receive treatment. The main problem today is the late detection of patients, more than 50% we find already in the fourth stage. So it is very difficult to help such patients. Main neglect cases we have in rural areas. So now we need to provide access to counseling, testing, obtaining integrated care in rural areas. Today we focused on the primary link, “- said Oksana Danilenko.

“For HIV incidence our area is average in the region. We believe that this situation is due to the lack of detection at the primary level. We want to improve the situation. Currently we hold preventive measures – working with vulnerable groups, conduct extensive informational campaign, distributing contraceptives, work on our website about replacement therapy, private counseling room. Thanks to the equipment we will be able to expand our work with risk groups “- said the doctor Lilya Gorobets.

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