LITHUANIA Estimated number of PLWH: 1 200 people
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Number of registered cases of HIV-infection: 1 900 , including 2 children under 14 – 2 .
NEED IN ART
Initiation of ART in country: n/a
Number of PLWH needing ART but not receiving treatment: 274 .
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Number of PLWH for whom procurement of ARV medicines is planned in 2012: n/a
Sources of ART funding in 2011: national budget . 4,6
Number of PLWH receiving ART by years (2004 - 2011) : 250
DISCONTINUATION OF ART
226
200
150
127
50
Main reason of discontinuation of ART: in 50% of cases due to limited access to services (interruptions in laboratory procedures, 7 absence of adherence programmes, etc.) .
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Discontinues treatment: in 2011 7,8% (19) from the total number of 6 245 PLWH, who initiated ART .
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145
75
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Treatment is under regulations of: Methodology «Description of diagnostics and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus funded the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund», approved by the MoH of 6 Lithuania, № V-384 as of May 3, 2010 .
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2005
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2007
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2009
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2011
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Coverage of people receiving ART (as of end of2010): by age: adults (15+) – 99%, children (< 15) - 1% by sex: men – 78%, women – 22%
Immunologic indications for ATR initiation, CD4 cells/mm3: 6 6 <200 ; from January 1, 2012 - CD4 <200-350 .
CD4
Use of Tenofovir(TDF, TDF/FTC)--containing ART regimens: n/a
ESTIMATED DATA
Refusal of Stavudin(d4T)-containing regimens: n/a
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Estimated number of PLWH needing ART: <1000 . Estimated ART coverage (access) percentage of PLWH: in 2009 – 4 4 29% , 2010 – 27% .
АRT IN CHILDREN (<15) 3
Estimated number of children needing ART: <100 3 Estimated ART coverage (access) of children (<15) in 2010 – 11-20% 6
Receive АRT: 2 children (1% among 226 PLWH, who receive ART). Need ART but not receiving: n/a Treatment is under regulations of: n/a
TREATMENT PROGRESS Increase in treatment (in absolute numbers): 2010 – +10%; 2011 +41% 5
Continue receiving ART 12 months after initiation: 87,8% in 2009 . ART coverage (access to ART of PLWH, who have indication for 6 treatment): 45,2% (226) PLWH, among 500 who need ART .
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As of 31.12.2009, http://www.aidsinfoonline.org/,UNAIDS_Estimate_2010
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Treatment progress increase
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2011
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Centre for AIDS and infectious diseases, cumulative number from the start of case registration, as of 01.01.2012. 3
Progress report WHO, UNICEF and UNAIDS, 2011 GLOBAL HIV/AIDS RESPONSE Epidemic update and health sector progress towards Universal Access, http://www.unaids.org/en/media/unaids/contentassets/documents/unaidspublication/2011/20111130 _UA_Report_en.pdf 4
2010
226 n\a
2009 145
Continue receiving ART after12 months 87,8% in 2009
Source: UNAIDS / WHO, http://aidsinfo.unaids.org
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National progress report of the UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, Lithuania, 2010.
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Lithuanian Centre for AIDS and infectious diseases, as of 01.01.2012.
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Information was provided by ECUO FP in Lithuania, as of 01.01.2012.