TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in former Soviet Union countries
AU - Amangaldiyeva, Aidana
AU - Davlidova, Salima
AU - Baiserkin, Bauyrzhan
AU - Dzissyuk, Natalya
AU - Dehovitz, Jack
AU - Ali, Syed
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Author(s).
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/11/19
Y1 - 2019/11/19
N2 - Against the current global trends, in the former Soviet Union (FSU) countries HIV prevalence is on the rise. Visa-free movement across borders has facilitated migrant-associated HIV transmission within this region. Despite efforts from the governments to curtail the growing epidemic, there is still a serious need for the development of strategies that focus on high-risk behaviors and practices responsible for the continued transmission of HIV in this region. While governments of FSU countries have taken commendable steps in recent years to address hurdles at each step of the HIV care continuum, to ensure 100% antiretroviral treatment (ART) accessibility to people living with HIV (PLHIV), testing for HIV needs to be enforced widely in FSU countries. Stigma against people who inject drugs (PWID), men who have sex with men (MSM), migrants, and PLHIV need to be addressed. Finally, to avoid breaks in ART supply, FSU countries need to gain independence in funding HIV care so that the provision of ART to PLHIV is made available without interruption.
AB - Against the current global trends, in the former Soviet Union (FSU) countries HIV prevalence is on the rise. Visa-free movement across borders has facilitated migrant-associated HIV transmission within this region. Despite efforts from the governments to curtail the growing epidemic, there is still a serious need for the development of strategies that focus on high-risk behaviors and practices responsible for the continued transmission of HIV in this region. While governments of FSU countries have taken commendable steps in recent years to address hurdles at each step of the HIV care continuum, to ensure 100% antiretroviral treatment (ART) accessibility to people living with HIV (PLHIV), testing for HIV needs to be enforced widely in FSU countries. Stigma against people who inject drugs (PWID), men who have sex with men (MSM), migrants, and PLHIV need to be addressed. Finally, to avoid breaks in ART supply, FSU countries need to gain independence in funding HIV care so that the provision of ART to PLHIV is made available without interruption.
KW - ART
KW - Former Soviet Union countries (FSU)
KW - HIV
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U2 - 10.1186/s12981-019-0251-1
DO - 10.1186/s12981-019-0251-1
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31744530
AN - SCOPUS:85075304504
VL - 16
JO - AIDS Research and Therapy
JF - AIDS Research and Therapy
SN - 1742-6405
IS - 1
M1 - 35
ER -