HIV/AIDS in Ukraine
Ukraine has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS prevalence in Europe and the cases are increasing with the fastest rate in the world. In her article Epidemic proportions: Ukraine's HIV challenge (CBC News Viewpoint), Sara Newham puts a human face to the pandemic: Natasha – a former alcohol and injected drug adict – today a regional coordinator with a local HIV/AIDS support organization, trying to leave a good memory of her life and her work and not to be forgotten.