Dear citizens of Irkutsk! Leaders of organizations and enterprisers! Irkutsk Oblast Branch of the Russian Red Cross expresses its highest respect and asks your support in conducting training sessions to your staff in socially significant disease prevention, including HIV-infection, tuberculosis, and hepatitis.
The fact is that employed adults are currently highly vulnerable to the HIV infection.
According to the Irkutsk Oblast AIDS and Infectious Disease Center, as of July 1, 2011, there were more than 33 000 HIV-positive oblast residents registered. Most of them are working age people, i.e. 20-40 years old. Sexual mode of transmission prevails (71% have been infected for 5 months in 2011). The epidemic is spreading due to the lack of public awareness of HIV infection and safe behavior issues, risky behavior practices, and the absence of prevention information dissemination campaigns among this group of people.
Trained Red Cross specialists offer free information dissemination trainings, which last from 40 minutes to 1,5 hours and can be held at your place. Informational materials are distributed.