title: Development of Combination HIV Prevention Programs for People Who Inject Drugs through Government and Civil Society Collaboration in the Russian Federation.
abstract: Population Services International (PSI) has worked collaboratively with several government institutions of the Russian Federation to develop and implement a model program to access health services for individuals who are opioid dependent, including those with HIV infection. Through the development of partnership agreements between government organizations (GOs) and non-government organizations (NGOs), a model of the continuum of care has been developed that identifies a Recommended Package of HIV Prevention Services for Injecting Drug Users (RPS-IDU). The implementation of the RPS-IDU in the Russian Federation offers a model for other countries with HIV epidemics associated with injection drug use. This paper will describe the model program and its implementation in one of the pilot program regions.
authors.affiliation: Center for Social Development and Information (Population Services International/Russia), 125315 Moscow, Russia ; Institute for Public Health and Health Management, First Moscow State Medical University, 119021 Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Volik
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Karmanova
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Berezina
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Kresina
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Sadykova
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Khalabuda
authors.forename: F Z
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Fattakhov