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Official Says Russia 'Not Ready' For Tough HIV Steps
May 5, 2008
By David Nowak
Russia is "not ready" to adopt measures that could prevent thousands of people from getting infected with the virus that causes AIDS, the country's chief public health officer said.
Gennady Onishchenko said regulations are not strong enough to allow measures such as methadone replacement therapy for heroin addicts to work properly.
Health advocates say such therapy is vital to Russia because of the particular way HIV has spread through the country.
© 2008 The Associated Press
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category: News from Other Sources : AIDS News
contributed by Liza Nanni on 6 May 2008
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