HIV-Related Deaths on the Rise in Russia – Health Ministry
More people have died from HIV-related causes in Russia last year than in 2017 as the country grapples with a rise in infections, according to Health Ministry data cited by the Kommersant business daily on Wednesday.
More than 1.2 million people live with HIV in Russia, a figure experts say is likely underreported and that the World Health Organization warns is at risk of spiraling out of control.
A consumer watchdog
report earlier this month said that HIV infections are on the rise and are increasingly affecting Russia’s older population.
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318K HIV-Positive Russians Have Died Since 1987 – Watchdog
Around 20,600 people have died from HIV-related causes in 2018, a 2.2% increase from 2017, according to data published by a Health Ministry institute and cited by Kommersant.
The Moscow Times has been unable to verify the figures because the institute’s online report was inaccessible as of mid-Wednesday.
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