Die Ausbreitung von HIV/Aids in der Ukraine

Abstract

HIV was not a significant problem in the Ukraine before 1995. Since 1995 there has been a considerable increase in the number of newly registered HIV cases. At the beginning of the epidemic, HIV was mainly transmitted through sexual contacts in the Ukraine. Since 1995 infected drug users have been the main source of infection in the spread of the epidemic. Unless effective preventive measures are taken, and unless there is more investment in development projects, the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ukraine could also affect the health system in neighbouring European countries.

HIV/AIDS infection in Ukraine: a review of epidemiological data

“…In order to protect people from HIV infection, it is important to find ways to empower them by implementing policies and specific prevention measures that increase their access to knowledge about the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Free HIV tests, programs for the prevention the mother's child transference, information and access to condoms, clean hypodermic needles, drugs sentence programs and a medical treatment of gender illness would be important measures for the prevention and health care [1]. …”