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28 05.2021
Every year, on the third Sunday of May, it is customary to remember people who died of AIDS. Memorial Day is an opportunity to explain to people all over the world that the life of every person is priceless, and the loss of millions of lives is irreplaceable.
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The main goal of the memorable date is to unite the efforts of interested ministries and departments, public organizations in countering the spread of HIV infection, remember those who have already died from this disease, raise awareness and consciousness of the population, and eradicate stereotypes associated with HIV / AIDS.
For the first time, the Day of Remembrance of AIDS Victims was celebrated in the American city of San Francisco in 1983. A few years later, the symbol of the movement against disease appeared. They were a red ribbon pinned to clothes, as well as multi-colored canvases - quilts, sewn from scraps of fabric in memory of many people who have passed away. Such attributes were invented in 1991 by the artist Frank Moore. Currently, on this day, activists of the action and simply not indifferent people attach red ribbons to their clothes.
In 2021, Memorial Day will be held under the motto "We Remember - We Act", hashtag # AIDSCandlelightMemorial2021.
The generalized data of the subjects of the Volga Federal District indicate that by December 31, 2020, 290,885 HIV-infected citizens were registered on the territory of the Volga Federal District, of which 206,047 people are subject to dispensary observation in the constituent entities of the district. The prevalence rate was 703.5 per 100,000 population, thus over 0.7% of the population of the Volga Federal District is currently HIV-positive.
According to the Rospotrebnadzor monitoring report form "Information on measures for the prevention of HIV infection, hepatitis B and C, identification and treatment of HIV patients," as of December 31, 2020, the number of HIV-infected citizens who died from all causes in the Volga Federal District amounted to 105,236 people, of which 33 797 died due to HIV infection (32.1%). The mortality rate in 2020 was 30.8 per 100,000 population (in 2019 - 29.7).
The epidemic is multifaceted. She came to all countries and cities, affected all sectors of society and violated all boundaries. Currently, HIV infection remains an incurable disease, but the diagnosis is not a verdict, because there is highly effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), which can significantly prolong the life of people infected with HIV and improve its quality.
HIV infection affects each of us. The most important thing in personal prevention of HIV infection is to change a person's attitude to their health, exclude risky behavior, and set a healthy lifestyle.
