PROVIDING OF ART SERVICES FOR HIV-INFECTED PERSONS AND PATIENTS WITH AIDS IN TERNOPIL REGION

Authors

  • V. S. Halanov Head of Communal Institution of Ternopil Regional Council «Ternopil Regional Narcological Dispensary»
  • N. B. Pankiv infectious disease doctor of Specialized Outpatient Clinic Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
  • T. V. Burtniak epidemiologist of Specialized Outpatient Clinic Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
  • L. A. Masiuk specialist in organization and management of health care, doctor-phthisiatrician, Kyiv

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2727.2018.1.8669

Keywords:

HIV infection, AIDS, ART, OST.

Abstract

Сounteracting HIV/AIDS is one of the key areas of the state policy in the healthcare sector.

The aim – to assess the efficiency of implementation of ART services in Ternopil region for making recommendations for the development of national and regional HIV/AIDS control programs for 2019-2023. The ART coverage of PLHIV is not sufficient to have a positive impact on the HIV epidemic situation.

Materials and methods. To determine of epidemiological indicators, was analiesed a routine epidemiological surveillance data and epidemic prognosis of the HIV / AIDS in the SPECTRUM program for 2009-2016.

Results and conclusions. The mortality of disease caused by HIV tends to increase. There is progress in the coverage of ART services by regional population, but the part of people in need, but not receiving ART, is increasing. Treatment is prescribed in accordance with patients quotas. The network of ART sites needs to expand in the region. Only one NGO provides these services and covers exclusively the residents of the regional center. Commercial sex workers and men who have sex with men are not covered by care and support services.

References

Zakon Ukrainy «Pro zatverdzhennia Zahalnoderzhavnoi tsilovoi sotsialnoi prohramy protydii VIL-infektsii/SNIDu na 2014-2018 roky» (2013) [The Law of Ukraine «On Approval of the National Targeted Social Program for HIV/AIDS Response for 2014-2018»]. – Retrieved from: http://zakon0.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1708-18 [in Ukrainian].

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Published

2018-03-07

How to Cite

Halanov, V. S., Pankiv, N. B., Burtniak, T. V., & Masiuk, L. A. (2018). PROVIDING OF ART SERVICES FOR HIV-INFECTED PERSONS AND PATIENTS WITH AIDS IN TERNOPIL REGION. Infectious Diseases – Infektsiyni Khvoroby, (1), 28–32. https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2727.2018.1.8669

Issue

No. 1 (2018)

Section

Original investigations

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