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Public Health Practice I: HIV/AIDS Consequences for Socio- Economic Development Thomas Novotny The World Bank Outline of Presentation 1. The Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic 2. HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia 3. Potential economic impact 4. Policy approaches 5. The Balkans, Moldova & Central Asia 6. Conclusion Global HIV Pandemic + 1 300% +20% + 20% + 100% + 160% +60% + 40% + 30% + 20% UNAIDS HIV/AIDS Estimates in ECA (2003) Adult (15-49) HIV prevalence rate 0.6% (range: 0.4-0.9%) Adults (15-49) living with HIV 1 300 000 (range: 850 0001 900 000) Adults and children (049) living with HIV 1 300 000 (range: 860 0001 900 000) Women (15-49) living with HIV 440 000 (range: 280 000650 000) UNAIDS 2003 AIDS deaths (adults and children) in 2003 49 000 (range: 32 00071 000) Epidemic Outlook Eastern Europe and Central Asia confront 4 overlapping epidemics Drug Use HIV/AIDS Sexually Transmitted Infections Tuberculosis Epidemic drivers act regionally and can best be addressed at regional level Trafficking in people and drugs Economic and political migration Sex Work Prisons Godinho J, Renton A, Vinogradov V, Novotny T, Gotsadze G, Rivers MJ, Bravo M (2004) Explosive Epidemics of HIV among IDU 80 Myanamar Edinburgh Samara RF Manipur 40 Bangkok 20 Odessa Renton A 2004 Year 2001 1999 1997 1995 1993 1991 1989 1987 1985 0 1983 HIV prevalence (%) 60 STI/IDU/HIV Interactions High STI Prevalence No IDU harm reduction Successful IDU harm reduction Renton A 2004 Low STI Prevalence 10 explosive IDU epidemic 10 explosive IDU epidemic 20 larger sexually transmitted epidemic Smaller and slower 20 sexually transmitted epidemic Contained IDU epidemic Contained IDU epidemic Smaller and slower 20 sexually transmitted epidemic Very small and slow 20 sexually transmitted epidemic Role of HIV/AIDS in Fueling the TB epidemic Socio-structural Factors • Over-crowded prisons • Poverty related commercial sex • Sale and transfusion of contaminated blood TB INFECTION BCG TB Preventive Treatment Epidemiological Factors • Prevalence of TB in PLWH • MDR-TB Prevalence in PLWH • Duration of infectiousness in PLWH • STI and other co-morbidities ACTIVE TB CURE RECURRENCE DEATH Intensified case-finding Decreased delay in case detection and DOTS Lack of access to • HAART • STI Treatment • Harm Reduction for IUD • Condom Use TB TRANSMISSION TB Preventive Treatment Access to Second-line drugs Interventions to avert the TB epidemic fueled by HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Role in Poverty Contributors to Poverty •Loss of income •Catastrophic cost of care •Increased dependency ratio •Loss of productivity HIV Infection AIDS (companies) •Loss of social capital (countries) •Reduced national income? Epidemic Drivers Poverty/ Income Differential s Unemploym ent Drug Traffickin g Renton 2004 Economic & Political migration Low Level HIV Epidemic Explosion of Injecting Drug Use Explosion of Commercial Sex Work Low levels of population awareness and knowledge of HIV & STI Concentrated HIV Epidemic Epidemics of STIs Low levels of population awareness and knowledge of HIV & STI Generalized HIV Epidemic Potential Economic Impact in Russia • Economic growth rates could decline by 0.5-1.0 percent annually • Health expenditures could increase up to 50 percent • Costs of treatment would not be sustainable • The dependency ratio could rise • Household size & composition could change • Transfer of intellectual capital and social skills from one generation to another could be lost Ruhl C, Pokrovsky V, Vinogradov V 2002 Policy Approaches • Decriminalize risk behavior • Improve medical treatment • Social support to PLWHA • Legislative authority for NGOs to work with vulnerable groups • Reproductive health & HIV/AIDS Education IDU, CSW, MSM, Migrants Narcology, HAART, STIs, TB Social protection, palliative care Harm Reduction, outreach Schools,policymakers, general public Information Needs Monitoring • Sentinel surveillance of high risk groups – Behavioral – Serologic • Respondent-driven sampling • Venue-based testing • Voluntary testing and counseling • Data used for decision making Evaluation • Harm reduction • Education programs • Supply chain for drugs, supplies, condoms • Prison health system • National AIDS Programs Non-financial Factors Political will and perception Social constraints and stigmatization Community, Gender, and Values Institutional capacity to implement effective interventions Regulatory and legal issues Donors Coordination Funding Needs • Funding would have to increase from $300 million in 2001 to $1.5 billion in 2007 40% for prevention 55% for care and treatment 5% for policy, administration, research & evaluation • For treatment of HIV/AIDS & TB, funding would have to increase For ARVT, from $60 million in 2002 to more than $600 million by 2007 For TB control, from <1 billion in 2001 to $1.9 billion by 2007 UNAIDS and The World Bank 2003 HIV/AIDS in ECA Countries Opportunity for prevention is now Cross-border externalities important in addressing most vulnerable groups Future burden on health systems and economic productivity may be enormous Sentinel surveillance in high risk groups and vulnerable populations is needed Harm reduction application and decriminalization are needed Public information and professional education are essential Youth Vulnerability • 80% of infected persons are less than 30 years of age in ECA • Primary carriers are boys and young men • CSW and trafficking in girls and young women • IDU, heavy alcohol use, and lack of access to reproductive health education and safe sex • Iatrogenic cases in Romania Mobile Populations • Sailors, truckers (37% have unsafe sex while traveling) • Peacekeepers • Commercial Sex Workers (CSW) • Trafficked women and children • Roma and other ethnic minorities (8 million in ECA) • Displaced people • Tourists Harm Reduction in Prisons Harm Reduction in Prisons Is Harm Reduction working in Moldova? Role of IDU in the epidemic New Cases 500 400 300 200 100 0 1992 Laticevschi D 2004 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 HIV/AIDS in Central Asia Why should we take HIV/AIDS seriously in ECA Steep growth of HIV cases in the Region Low levels of knowledge about the epidemics Established relation between Injecting drug use, STI and TB Share of youth over 40% of the population Drug and migration routes human trafficking drug trafficking migration zones Red: high risk oblasts, major drug routes Renton A, Gzirishvili D, Gotsadze G, Godinho J 2004 Green: human trafficking routes Results Prevention Needs US$208 million + Treatment Costs US$??? million per year Existing Resources: 2002 to 2010 US$75 million Given needs outweigh resources what is best way to spend the money? Cercone 2004 J 2004 AIDS Challenges in ECA Target most vulnerable groups with appropriate approaches Improve Public Health functions Increase opportunities for youth to participate in the knowledge economy