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ARMENIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH PLANNING HIV PREVENTION PROJECT AMONG MIGRANTS
YEREVAN, November 7. /ARKA/. Armenia's ministry of health is planning
to implement a new project on HIV prevention among migrants, the
press office of the ministry reported.
The minister of health Derenik Dumanyan visited the AIDS Prevention
Center Wednesday and discussed the details of the program that will be
co-funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria,
and supported by Russia, according to the report.
Mobile groups have been set up to carry out HIV infection tests among
migrants in 100 communities of the country.
The minister stressed the importance of the program and instructed
to submit a clear schedule of implementation. Dumanyan also attached
importance to maintaining patient confidentiality while carrying out
HIV examinations and treatment.
The press office said there are currently 1,563 cases of HIV infection
among Armenian citizens; over 90% of the patients are on follow-up
care and about 560 patients are treated by antiretroviral agents. -0--
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YEREVAN, November 7. /ARKA/. Armenia's ministry of health is planning
to implement a new project on HIV prevention among migrants, the
press office of the ministry reported.
The minister of health Derenik Dumanyan visited the AIDS Prevention
Center Wednesday and discussed the details of the program that will be
co-funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria,
and supported by Russia, according to the report.
Mobile groups have been set up to carry out HIV infection tests among
migrants in 100 communities of the country.
The minister stressed the importance of the program and instructed
to submit a clear schedule of implementation. Dumanyan also attached
importance to maintaining patient confidentiality while carrying out
HIV examinations and treatment.
The press office said there are currently 1,563 cases of HIV infection
among Armenian citizens; over 90% of the patients are on follow-up
care and about 560 patients are treated by antiretroviral agents. -0--
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/society/armenian_ministry_of_health_planning_hiv_preventio n_project_among_migrants/#sthash.11xAcLlL.dpuf