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THE MAIN DIRECTIONS OF ART IN HIV-INFECTED CITIZENS OF THE LEBANESE REPUBLIC

https://doi.org/10.22625/2072-6732-2017-9-3-109-116

Abstract

The purpose of the study is the morbidity analysis of HIV infection and procuring of antiretroviral medicines in the Arab countries on the example of the Lebanese Republic.

Materials and methods: The research was carried out for the period from 2010 to 2016. The objects were the State Register of Medicines, statistical reporting materials of the Center for AIDS Prevention and Control of the Lebanese Republic.

Results. The article analyzes the dynamics of the morbidity of citizens of the Lebanese Republic with HIV infection. The following is shown: the growth rate of the number of newly detected cases of HIV infection relative to the previous period; the number of cases identified by age group, sex, type of sexual orientation, method of infection. The characteristic of the system of procuring HIV-positive citizens with antiretroviral medicines is given. The holders of marketing authorization of these drugs in Russia are indicated. The possibilities of conducting the most cost-effective antiretroviral therapy are shown.

 Conclusion. There are opportunities in the Lebanese Republic for effective antiretroviral therapy. The availability of HIV treatment is provided through the use of predominantly generic versions of medicines, which reduces the number of new HIV infections and deaths from HIV / AIDS.

About the Authors

Zh. V. Mironenkova
Bashkir State Medical University
Russian Federation
Ufa


M. A. Moussawi
Bashkir State Medical University
Russian Federation
Ufa


A. F. Davletianova
Bashkir State Medical University
Russian Federation
Ufa


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Mironenkova Zh.V., Moussawi M.A., Davletianova A.F. THE MAIN DIRECTIONS OF ART IN HIV-INFECTED CITIZENS OF THE LEBANESE REPUBLIC. Journal Infectology. 2017;9(3):109-116. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22625/2072-6732-2017-9-3-109-116

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