Research Training for Substance Use Mediated HIV Epidemic in Kazakhstan
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Fogarty HIV Research Training
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Research Training for Substance Use Mediated HIV Epidemic in Kazakhstan
Principal Institution
State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Dehovitz, Jack A.; Nugmanova, Zhamilya
Project Contact Information
Email: jack.dehovitz@downstate.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2016-2026
Country
Kazakhstan
Collaborators
Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (KNMU)
Kazakh Research Center of Dermatology and Infectious Disease
National Research and Clinical Center of Mental Health
NIH Partners
NIDA
Project Description
This project will build capacity to address evidence-based interventions related to an injecting drug user (IDU)-mediated HIV epidemic in Kazakhstan through research training at Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (KNMU) in Almaty. The project aims to strengthen in-country expertise in identifying processes to integrate people who inject drugs into HIV care in the era of COVID. The training program is designed to bolster research capacity focused on the intersection of substance use disorder and the HIV treatment cascade ultimately reducing both HIV incidence and HIV morbidity and mortality.
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