The Department of Nursing at CITI University’s School of Beauty Sciences marked World AIDS Day today.
The event cited 2023 estimates of 645 people living with HIV/AIDS in Mongolia, of whom 367 had been diagnosed; 63 deaths were recorded, including 35 attributed to AIDS. Department Head G. Bor opened the event with a lecture on the prevalence and current situation of HIV/AIDS, addressing transmission, social and health risks, and prevention.
B. Odtsetseg, coordinator of the STI, HIV and AIDS clinic at Sukhbaatar District Health Centre, lectured on sexually transmitted infections, highlighting their prevalence, prevention and the importance of sexuality education.
The programme included detailed HIV/AIDS prevention information, discussions with students, health examinations and distribution of vitamins and condoms.
The event aimed to improve students’ health literacy and knowledge of HIV/AIDS, emphasising the importance of preventing sexually transmitted infections.
