December 1st is World AIDS Day

                                                                                                                                                   TODAY IS WORLD AIDS DAY

   In accordance with the resolution of the World Health Organization and the United Nations General Assembly in 1988, December 1 is World AIDS Day. According to available data, there are currently about 40 million people infected with HIV in the world. Their number increases by 1.5 million people per year. Worse, this disease takes 600,000 lives every year.

➡️ Experts explain this growth dynamics by the lack of early diagnosis of the disease. For example, in 53 countries of the WHO European Regional Office (including Central Asian countries), a quarter of HIV-infected patients do not know about their disease, and almost half learn about their diagnosis at a very late stage. In recent years, our country has made significant progress in all areas of the fight against AIDS. International experts conclude that by 2030, it is possible to achieve priority goals to reduce the global risk of HIV as a public health threat.

➡️In accordance with WHO recommendations, our country is implementing a program to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. According to him, an average of 600,000 pregnant women are tested for HIV every year. Children born to infected women are promptly prescribed antiretroviral drugs to prevent transmission of the disease. Babies can become infected with this disease if their mother is abroad and comes to Uzbekistan only during childbirth or if she does not follow doctors' recommendations. The effectiveness of antiretroviral prophylaxis carried out to prevent mother-to-child transmission is more than 95 percent.

➡️ A number of projects are being implemented with international organizations such as UNICEF and UNFPA to prevent the spread of HIV in our republic. On this World AIDS Day, we must remember that global inequality affects us all, no matter who we are or where we live. On this World AIDS Day, we call for action to eliminate inequality and end AIDS and all other pandemics caused by inequality. The most important thing in preventing HIV infection is to follow healthy lifestyle rules, prevent drug abuse and harmful habits, and further strengthen joint advocacy among young people about the importance of premarital medical examinations.