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“We don’t really know the reasons for the main difficulties people have seeing a doctor. It is not clear who in the state are the leaders who are fully responsible for handling this problem, especially when all means are in place,” he said. J. Poškevičiūtė.
By the end of 2020, the United Nations, which includes Lithuania, has set a target of 90 percent. people living with HIV would know that 90% of them 90% would be treated and that treatment. they would be successful: the virus would no longer spread to people.
“The ultimate goal of the United Nations and Lithuania is to completely stop the spread of HIV by 2030,” said the leader of the “I can live” coalition and presented statistics.
Irmantas Gelūnas / Photo of 15 min / Research on HIV
For example, in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (post-Soviet countries) region, HIV is diagnosed at an average rate of 70%. patients, 63 percent. 93 percent of them receive treatment. his treatment is successful.
The worst situation in Lithuania with the availability of treatment for those who know they have HIV, said J. Poškevičiūtė.
“We are testing well, there is no tragedy. We are not reaching 90%, but there are 83%. People with HIV know it. Unfortunately, only 43 percent. Of those who know, receive treatment, although the treatment is fully reimbursed. by the state and all people who have been diagnosed with HIV are covered by compulsory health insurance for life, “said the representative of non-governmental organizations.
“43 percent. Is practically twice that of Europe, North America and much less than the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan and the entire region,” he added.
Statistics LIVE
It is true that 91% of those treated for HIV in Lithuania. treatment is successful, noted J. Poškevičiūtė.
“That’s why we treat those we treat with quality,” he said.
The state reimburses people at risk, such as blood donors or in prisons, for HIV testing, but injection drug users and men who have sex with men cannot get tested.
“For them, rapid tests are currently organized only by non-governmental forces,” noted J. Poškevičiūtė, although it would be relevant for this group to investigate.
This is also shown in statistics from the National Center for Public Health (NVSC).
NVSC inf./ Distribution of HIV-infected persons according to the possible mode of infection
According to J. Poškevičiūtė estimates, between 1,200 and 1,500 Lithuanians who know they have HIV are not receiving treatment. Yes, according to her, because people living on the border without social security have a hard time coping with HIV and it is difficult to get over the road to treatment, and the number of doctors treating HIV is only in five cities.
“The only problem is travel,” said J. Poškevičiūtė.
What else can hinder the effective management of the spread of the HIV virus in Lithuania?
Brigita Kairienė, Advisor to NVSC’s Quality Management and Communication Division, pointed out that this is a lack of human and financial resources, as well as changes in legal acts and changes in priority areas of activity.
The COVID-19 epidemic has changed all priorities.
“The COVID-19 epidemic has changed all priorities,” he said.
Risk groups lack attention to HIV prevention: it is not clear how to achieve them, the actual number of patients is not known, the institutions concerned cannot cooperate.
“There are a number of institutions in Lithuania working in the field of HIV and AIDS prevention, but there is a lack of cooperation,” noted B. Kairien.
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