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“Youth against AIDS and Drugs”: Results of the Students’ Scientific and Practical Conference
Maia Alyeva 1 2 * *
1 International Student's Journal of Medicine, Almaty, Kazakhstan 2 Department of Epidemiology, Perm State Medical University named after acad. E.A. Wagner, Perm, Russian Federation
The 17th annual Interuniversity student scientific and practical conference “Youth against AIDS and drugs” was completed successfully; it was organized by the medical faculty of preventive medicine of Perm State Medical University named after E.A. Wagner Russian Ministry of Health. The conference was confined to the World AIDS Day.
The meeting brought together a lot o findifferent and active people. They are residents and students from 10 different universities and colleges, High School Students, teachers and NPO members.
Picture 1. Presidium of the conference: Ovchinnicov K. the head of AIDS Centre, Sidorova O. pro-rector for extra-curricular activities, Feldblum I. the head of Epidemiology department, Dorofeeva L. chief expert of the Federal Service for Drug
Control
The conference was inaugurated by the head of the epidemiology department of PSMU professor Irina Feldblum, which marked the current areas of work to combat the spread of HIV in the deterioration of the epidemiological
Recieved: 15 December 2015/ Accepted: 18 December 2015/ Published online: 30 December 2015
* Address for Correspondence: Maia Alyeva, 614015 Parkovyi avenue 6-168, Perm, Russia. Tel.: +7 908 277 2658. Email: alyeva.mx@mail.ru
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situation in the world, and in some regions of Russia.
This year’s conference for the first time entered the international level. Of course it opens up new vistas for cooperation. Our friends from the People’s Republic of China presented their investigations. The themes of their works were devoted to attitudes of Chinese young people’s to drugs and prevention of drug abuse.
The differential characteristic of the conference is lateral thinking to problem of HIV infection. Much attention was paid to the law and the epidemiological aspects of control of HIV infection and drug addiction. The part of reports was devoted to clinical aspects of HIV infection’s manifestations and special aspects of working with drugs in a professional sphere
Picture 2. Members and participants of the Conference
The oral presentations were interspersed with the video demonstration. The video plots showed how it’s easy to become drug addicts and how it’s difficult to get rid of this trouble and return to a healthy life! Besides it was demonstrated the video about the charity event “Lend a helping hand”. The event had been realized 13th time. It aims to help children
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Picture 3. The winners of the Conference
born to HIV-infected mothers and had been abandoned at hospitals or an orphan home. The main participants were students of the faculty of preventive medicine, staff of departments and students of Polytechnic University. Toys, clothes and personal care products had been bought and transferred to the AIDS Center for these children.
Visual propaganda of healthy lifestyle and anti-drug behavior were presented in posters.
The head of AIDS Centre said that all works had been logical, dynamic and well-reasoned. He had awarded reporters, the best video and poster to diplomas and prizes.
We believe that indifference, tolerance and the combined efforts of people around the world are able to keep under control the HIV infection.
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