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HIV/AIDS in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (August 4, 2008)
From Avert
Russia: AIDS Treatment Hard to Get Behind Bars (January 24, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Russia) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
Russian Federation: Epidemiological Country Profile on HIV and AIDS (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS and World Health Organization
HIV/AIDS Affecting Mining Industry Worldwide, Reuters Reports (July 12, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Russia Warns of AIDS Epidemic, 1.3 Million With HIV (May 16, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
More Than 80% of HIV-Positive People in Russia Are Under Age 30, UNAIDS Official Says (March 31, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Russian Federation: Summary Country Profile for HIV/AIDS Treatment Scale-Up (PDF) (December 2005)
From World Health Organization
Russian President Putin Calls HIV/AIDS "Serious Problem" in Country, Pledges $105 Million to Fight Disease (September 28, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Patterns in Sex Work, Drug Use and STDs in Russia Reported (August 18, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russia: Report Details Deep HIV Discrimination Against HIV-Positive Women, Children (July 18, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Moscow: HIV Rates Far Higher Among Sex Workers, Street Children (July 5, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Positively Abandoned: Stigma and Discrimination Against HIV-Positive Mothers and Their Children in Russia (June 2005)
From Human Rights Watch
Russia Scientists to Test Anti-AIDS Vaccine in Volunteers (May 25, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russia Officially Registered More Than 305,000 HIV Cases Since 1987; UNAIDS Estimates 860,000 Cases (February 9, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New Generation of Russians Ravaged by HIV Epidemic (June 21, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Washington Post Examines HIV/AIDS "Explosion" in Russia, Lack of Action to Address Issue (June 14, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Russian AIDS Conference Organizers "Express Concern" Over Ability of Local NGO Consortium to Administer Global Fund Grant (June 9, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Russian Poll Reveals Severe Lack of Public Knowledge About HIV (May 17, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rights Watchdog Says Harsh Drug Policies Fueling AIDS in Russia (April 28, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russian AIDS Workers Wage Battle on Edge of Epidemic (April 21, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
USA Today Examines Government, Grassroots Efforts to Fight HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Russia (April 20, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Russia: Sexual HIV Transmission Sharply Up as IDU Transmission Drops (April 14, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Lessons Not Learned: Human Rights Abuses and HIV/AIDS in the Russian Federation (April 2004)
From Human Rights Watch
Doctors Fear Untreatable Russia Tuberculosis Boom (January 27, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russia: HIV Patient Services Lacking, Discrimination Rampant (January 15, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Eastern Exposure: AIDS Advocacy in Russia (December 2003)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Russia Reports Rise in HIV Cases (September 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Young Russians Comprise 80 Percent of HIV Infections (August 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russia: Prison Overcrowding Spreads HIV, Tuberculosis (July 24, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Number of New HIV Cases in Rural Russian Province Increases, Similar to Country's Urban Areas (July 21, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
22,000 HIV Cases Registered in Moscow (June 18, 2003)
Drug addicts still account for most HIV cases, but transmission via heterosexual sex is on the rise.
In Pravda
Rapid HIV Spread Threatens to Destabilize Russia, Analysts Say (June 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rise of HIV in Russia Is Quickening, Official Says (May 22, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russia: 10 Percent of Population May Have HIV by 2010 (May 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russia Creates HIV Coordinating Council (April 22, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Up to 1.5 Million Russians Have HIV, Government Says (April 21, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV on Russia's List of Diseases Considered "National Threat" (April 14, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russia Accepts World Bank Loan to Combat AIDS, Tuberculosis (April 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tuberculosis Cases Double in Russia Over Past 10 Years (March 26, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russia: A Call for More Money to Fight AIDS (March 19, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Expert Warns of Tuberculosis "Time Bomb" in Russia (March 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russia: $2.5 Million Pilot Program Set Up in AIDS Fight (December 10, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Official: Russia's AIDS Problem Exploding Despite Dip in Official Data (December 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russia's AIDS Prognosis Gloomy -- Experts (October 15, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russia's Sexual Counter-Revolution (August 8, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Little Help in Russia for AIDS Sufferers; Fear, Ignorance Lead to Limited Patient Care (July 31, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russia on the Brink of AIDS Explosion (July 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russia: Tver Puts a Dent in HIV (April 5, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russia to Be Hit With AIDS (March 19, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russian Minister: Drug Addiction More Widespread Than Previously Thought (March 19, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Cases in Russia Rise Sharply (July 29, 2001)
In The Washington Post
Russia and the Former Soviet Union (1998)
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
Forced Testing in Russia (August 1996)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive

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