Quick tests will be available at large companies in Joinville

Health Monitoring Center to Conduct Rapid Tests for HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B and C in Outpatient Clinics |

Joinville is one of the 22 municipalities of Santa Catarina whose mission is to take action against HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B and C, as recommended by the Ministry of Health.

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The first step concerns the implementation of the HIV / AIDS adaptation strategy. training of nurses, nursing technicians and clinics. The first qualified team is Embraco and the next will be Amanco. "The proposal is to extend the rapid tests so that they are performed in the outpatient routine of the companies," says Mayra health center coordinator Maya Daniela Miers Witt. According to her, the doctors who will perform the tests will also be able to prescribe Syphilis medication, as well as guide the treatment for other diseases.

Companies receive a letter explaining the initiative.

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