In the Irkutsk region, the Coordinating Council for HIV prevention will resume work. The first meeting is planned for October 2013. The council will unite representatives of various agencies and public organizations to develop a comprehensive plan to combat the spread of HIV with clear measures and those responsible for carrying them out. The meeting also discussed the fight against drug crime and alcohol consumption in certain districts of the region.
In the Irkutsk Region, it has been decided to resume the work of the Coordination Council for HIV Prevention, whose first meeting is scheduled to take place as early as October 2013.The task of the Coordination Council is to carry out interdepartmental cooperation between organizations dealing with the prevention of and fight against the spread of HIV infection. The council includes representatives of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the region, law enforcement agencies, and public organizations.
In the near future, the Coordination Council is to develop a comprehensive plan to counter the spread of HIV infection among the population of the Irkutsk Region. This document will set out step by step the measures to combat the spread of HIV infection and those responsible for their implementation.
In addition, at the meeting of the Public Council on Countering the Spread of Drug Addiction, issues were considered regarding the work of law enforcement agencies in detaining individuals for the sale of narcotic drugs and the distribution of smoking mixtures on the territory of the Irkutsk Region, and the situation related to alcohol consumption in the Zalari and Taishet districts was also discussed.
Based on materials from the press service of the Department for Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region