Russia aids epidemia out of control

Russia is doing much to prevent the spread of aids.among an estimated two million drug users. It is believed there are now at least a million people infected with HIV in Russia. The vast majority are people under the age of 30. Most were infected because they share needles for injecting heroin. But they are having to stop their funding because Russia is now considered to be a middle-income country and does not want to receive financial aid from abroad.

Russia's HIV epidemic has entered a new phase. Test centres report an increasing number of new infections, contracted through sexual contact. The treatment is expensive and i dont think the government can mantain it that much.

Russia is going to learn from the situation. Like I mentiones before, I dont think no positive efforts are being made in terms of public awareness. The government does not take an active role in fighting the situation, Russia will face a big epidemia. Maybe this catastrophe will be a lesson to many people around the world or at least for us to take actions.