Skvortsova spoke about the situation with the incidence of HIV in Russia

“The main burden of HIV infection falls on 25 regions of Russia. These are mainly Siberian, Ural, Northwestern, Volga federal districts, ”she said.

According to Skvortsova, Russia is one of the leaders in reaching the population for HIV testing.

“In 2017, about 34 million people passed an HIV test, which is 23% of the population,” the minister noted.

Earlier, the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, spoke about the situation with the incidence of HIV in Russia.

Also, RIA56 reported that the number of newly detected HIV cases decreased in the Orenburg region by 6% in 10 months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.