Vadim Pokrovsky made his comments at the first joint Eastern European and Central Asian AIDS Conference, which opened today in Moscow. He said government policies are "badly coordinated."
He said at least 100 people are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, each day in Russia.
Russia's chief public health officer, Gennady Onishchenko, said the country has allocated $100 million to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment this year.
Hundreds of activists, government officials, and health workers are participating in the three-day meeting.
Experts believe Russia faces an exploding epidemic, with the true number of people with HIV exceeding 1 million.
(AP)