Over the past 5 years, the number of HIV tests has increased from 700,000 to 3.5 million, or by 5 times, and there is a goal to completely eliminate HIV infections in Uzbekistan by 2030, it was announced at a press conference with the participation of the leadership and officials of the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health and the Republican AIDS Center.
Reportedly over 48,000 people live with HIV in Uzbekistan.
In order to stop the transmission of HIV infection from mother to child, the continuous provision of dry milk mixtures to children born by infected mothers (on average, up to 600 people) is carried out annually. As a result, 99.7 percent of children are healthy.
Also in order to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, it is necessary to achieve the 95-95-95 strategy by 2025.
As per the 95-95-95 strategy, 95% of HIV-infected people will be aware their status by 2025, 95% of patients will be covered by special therapy, 95% of patients will have a low viral load. The goal is to end the transmission of AIDS by 2030.
