Hiv / Aids Impact And Intervention - 1538 Words

HIV/AIDS Impact and Intervention Group Research Assignment Russia 1. General background and statistics Physical Geography : the largest country in the world in size, with an area of more than 6.6 million square miles. Location : Northern Asia and Eastern Europe. Total Population : about 144 million citizens. Demographic : Russian 81.5%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 3%, Chuvash 1.2%, Bashkir 0.9%, Belarusian 0.8%, Moldavian 0.7%, other 8.1% (Russia - Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette) Major Religions : 47% of Russians are Christian (including Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, and nondenominational). Cultural Values : Family - Dependent on all members, share small space. Pride - Patriotism (shown through song), flourish in hard†¦show more content†¦Across the country, Iraq’s security forces cheer on Russia’s arrival as an answer to their failure to battle the jihadists of the Islamic State in north-western Iraq. A Russian airliner crashed in the Sinai Peninsula. America Britain came to the conclusion that a bomb brought it down. Some American officials point to the Islamic State as the culprit. Current Regional Issues : (see above) Education System : Provided predominantly by the state and regulated by the Ministry of Education and Science. Regional authorities regulate within their jurisdictions. Major Industries : Includes oil and gas, mining, processing precious stones and metals, aircraft building, aerospace production, and weapons and military machinery manufacturing. 2 .Current statistics on the HIV/AIDS pandemic HIV Infection Rates: This map shows that the HIV infection rate in Russia grew 7 % as of 2013, with an average infection rate of 35.7 cases per 100,000 people, according to state statistics. At the end of 2009: 1-5% infection rate in adults. Annual Cost of AIDS to the healthcare system: Russian Health Ministry has bargained with drug manufacturers, lowering the annual cost of HIV medications from $10,000 per year to about $3000 per year. The Russian government has agreed to better fund treatment efforts by doubling treatment spending to almost $300 million dollars in