Global HIV/AIDS

Ukraine

HIV/AIDS in Ukraine

0.8% Estimated HIV Prevalence
(Age 15–49)(2013)
13,000 Estimated AIDS Deaths (2013)
N/A Estimated Orphans due to AIDS
38,082 Reported Number of Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)(2012)
39% Estimated ART Coverage per WHO 2010 Guidelines (2012)

SOURCE:
UNAIDS Gap Report, 2014; UNAIDS Global Report, 2013

Strategic Focus

CDC-Ukraine’s HIV/AIDS office was established in August 2010. The primary focus is developing the capacity of government and non-government institutions to respond to the AIDS epidemic by providing technical assistance to partners to implement large Global Fund grants.

Building Capacity
CDC intends to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Health in the following activity areas through cooperative agreements:

Advancing the use of surveillance and program monitoring for data-driven programming
Improving the national blood safety program
Strengthening the HIV national reference laboratory and laboratory network, especially in quality management systems
Enhancing antiretroviral therapy (ART) training capacity and HIV and tuberculosis (TB) detection and management

Key Activities and Accomplishments

HIV/TB

Through activities implemented by the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health in two Ukraine regions, HIV-TB mortality was decreased from 65% in 2011 to 34% in 2013. The decrease is linked to increased initiation of ART within eight weeks of diagnosis, from 3% in 2011 to 74% in 2013.

Strategic Information

CDC contributed to improved modeling of the Ukrainian epidemic using the SPECTRUM policy model and a modified Asian Epidemic Model.
CDC facilitated and funded assessments of blood safety and HIV laboratory systems which informed strategic planning at the national level.
1,210 people were trained by CDC mechanisms in FY 2013 in data collection and analysis, laboratory methods, and clinical and operational aspects of HIV treatment.