Kazakhstan

Key informant

Lyubov Vorontsova, project manager, ALE Central Asian Association of People Living with HIV

Sources of information
  • WHO HIV Fact Sheet: https://cfs.hivci.org/country-factsheet.html
  • Law and Policy Analytics Kazakhstan (UNAIDS): http://lawsandpolicies.unaids.org/country?id=KAZ&lan=en
  • World Self Testing Status (WHO): https://www.who.int/hiv/topics/self-testing/HIVST-policy_map-jul2019-a.png?ua=1
Links to more information
  • State Register of Medicines and Medical Devices of Kazakhstan: https://www.ndda.kz/category/search_prep
  • Ordering an express test in Kazakhstan:

https://www.wildberries.kz/catalog/12922657/detail.aspx 

         https://amanbol.kz/

Situation with HIVST in the country

Are HIV self-testing kits registered in the country?
Yes
https://www.ndda.kz/category/search_prep
What type of tests?
Saliva, blood
Sales to the country
2020 - 50000
2021 - 60000
How many HIV self-testing kits are conducted per year?
-
Does the protocol for HIV testing include HIV self-testing?
No
Algorithm of actions after receiving HIV + self-test result
-
Whether HIV self-testing kits are sold in a pharmacy
Yes
Cost
From 3$ to 15 $
Whether HIV self-testing kits are sold online?
Yes
https://www.wildberries.kz/catalog/12922657/detail.aspx
Cost
From 3$ to 15 $
Projects in the country (last 3 years)
USAID FLAGMAN HIV Project in Central Asia
https://amanbol.kz/
Country studies (last 3 years)
1.Involving MSM in Continuous Treatment in Kazakhstan "UNI" project (research)
2. Operational research within the framework of the project Accelerated response to the HIV / TB epidemic among key populations in cities of Eastern Europe and Central Asia"
Information and media campaigns to promote HIV self-testing (last 3 years)
-
Project Plans / Campaigns / HIV self-testing studies 2021 and beyond
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