HealthRussia’s HIV epidemic is worsening despite official claims, the numbers show
New HIV diagnoses and deaths in Russia are falling, but the number of people living with HIV continues to rise. Only half of diagnosed people have a suppressed viral load, and healthcare-acquired infections reached a 15-year high. The Health Ministry says the response has brought incidence to a record low, but its count excludes people not receiving ongoing care, and testing increasingly misses high-risk groups.
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Russia’s HIV epidemic is worsening despite official claims, the numbers show