We invited Pavlo Khaikin, doctor of medical sciences and infectious disease specialist, to answer the questions concerning Ukrainians regarding access to treatment.
Pavlo described in detail the entire route of receiving ART therapy in Germany.
Useful links mentioned by the doctor:
● for patients with HIV to get help
● to receive OST (OAT) – you can contact the local Aidshilfe organization to receive information about a doctor
● for the treatment of viral hepatitis – consult a family doctor,
of a doctor who provides care for HIV, OST (OAT)
● for tuberculosis treatment – you should contact your family doctor or local health department for information on TB treatment.
Also, remember: you can always address for help the German hub – HelpNow Germany (https://helpnow.aph.org.ua/german-hub/ ). Our representatives will promptly and competently advise you on any questions you may have.
Important: if it is impossible to get an extract on time or you don’t have contacts with your doctor in Ukraine, you can easily do it online. Just fill in and sign a standard application in Ukrainian and English (both languages are required) and send a scanned copy of it to the e-mail of the Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine: stop.hiv@phc.org.ua . Within two days, the PHC will send medical information about HIV infection and ART in English to the e-mail address you wrote in the application.