Ukraine has updated its standards for the treatment of patients with HIV – the main goal is to improve the effectiveness of prevention, testing, treatment, service provision and monitoring of HIV-infected persons in various clinical conditions.
The updated Standard of Medical Care “HIV Infection” was approved by MoH order No. 1465 of 15 August 2023, which replaces the previous one of 16 November 2022 No. 2092
The document updates the approaches, set of measures, and quality criteria and indicators of medical care aimed at preventing the spread of HIV, testing services, retention of patients in the treatment system, and medical supervision of people living with HIV.
The main efforts are aimed at early detection of people with a positive HIV status, reducing mortality and improving the quality of life of people living with HIV, preventing the spread of infection among risk groups, and preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
You can view the updated standard in the Register of Medical Technological Documents on the Center's website at https://www.dec.gov.ua/mtd/vil-infekcziya/
As is known, Ukraine ranks among the first countries of the European region by the number of people living with HIV. According to estimates, as of the beginning of 2022 this is more than 244 thousand people. As a rule, almost 40% of those infected do not know their status.
