HIV Prevention among Reproductive-Aged Women in Karelia

The HIV situation remains to be aggravating in Republic of Karelia. The epidemic increasingly covers women of reproductive age, which, in its turn, leads to more risks of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-infection and broader heterosexual transmission of HIV. The project's effort were targeted at improving expertise among relevant healthcare professionals working at women's clinics and maternity houses, improving awareness of women about HIV-related risks, improving networking among women's clinics, maternity houses and the Karelian AIDS Centre, and improving the capacity of involved institutions in HIV prevention work. The project enabled to keep the HIV problem high on the regional agenda.