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International News Russia Officially Registered More Than 305,000 HIV Cases Since 1987; UNAIDS Estimates 860,000 CasesFebruary 9, 2005 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! Russia has registered slightly more than 305,000 HIV-positive people since 1987, a Russian official said Monday, Xinhuanet reports (Xinhuanet, 2/7). "Since 1987, 305,242 HIV carriers have been registered in Russia, and of this number 1,285 have had AIDS. Over 900 of those who had AIDS have died," Larisa Dementyeva, a representative of the Russian Consumer Control's HIV/AIDS monitoring department, said (Interfax , 2/7). In 2004, Russia registered more than 33,000 new HIV cases, a 17.5% decrease from the 2003 level, Dementyeva said (Xinhuanet, 2/7). However, UNAIDS estimates that about 860,000 HIV-positive people currently live in Russia, according to MosNews.com. Nongovernmental organizations last year held protests throughout the country to draw attention to the problems HIV-positive people face and demand antiretroviral treatment at no cost for people who need therapy, MosNews.com reports (MosNews.com, 2/8). Dementyeva said that in most regions of Russia about 72% of HIV-positive people contracted the disease through injection drug use and more than 40,000 HIV cases have been diagnosed among prison inmates. She added that the number of HIV cases attributable to sexual transmission is rising, according to Xinhuanet (Xinhuanet, 2/7). Back to other news for February 9, 2005
A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  This article was provided by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. It is a part of the publication Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report. Visit the Kaiser Family Foundation's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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