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As part of the actions carried out as part of the "Red December" campaign, the city of Manaus, through the municipal secretariat for health (Semsa), is stepping up the rapid test offer HIV in 147 health units offering this service, in addition to the work done. performed with mobile counseling and rapid test unit for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B and C.
According to the Municipal Secretary for Health, Marcelo Magaldi, the red decree is a campaign to encourage people to adopt health care practices, preventive care, such as the use of condoms in badual relations, and the strengthening of the importance of adherence to treatment for patients infected with HIV. HIV.
"With this, one of the actions that Semsa has intensified its offer of rapid tests so that the population has access to an early diagnosis and can thus initiate a treatment as soon as possible, ensuring a better quality of life of the patient. patient, "said Marcelo Magaldi.
On Friday 7/12 in the morning, the mobile unit was transferred to Praça da Matriz, in the city center, as part of the program of the fair of solidarity. organized by the Pastoral Care of Sexually Transmitted Infections (IST / AIDS) of the Archdiocese of Manaus
The mobile unit is a suitable micro-bus with an internal environment that is air conditioned and equipped spaces for pre-test counseling and post-test counseling. The entire procedure takes about 30 minutes to define the diagnosis.
The action was organized by the Disa District Health District, which provided 300 rapid tests and distributed condoms. "The use of the mobile unit is a strategic way to increase opportunities for the population to access HIV diagnosis by offering service in places like Matriz Square, where a large number of people are traveling and are working, and many do not yet have the opportunity to take the exam.And diagnosis is essential to start treatment, which will reduce the chances of the patient developing opportunistic infections and serious complications related to HIV ", warns the technique responsible for the program for the control of badually transmitted infections (STI / AIDS)
Emília Oliveira, who has retired, lives in the northern district of Nova Cidade. She is one of the people who asked to benefit from the services of the mobile unit, stationed in Praça da Matriz, enjoying exam. "The newspaper has learned that the mobile unit will be doing the quick test here in Manaus center, I am looking for this service because it is very important to take care of its health and everyone should pbad tests for see if he's sick or not. "
Semsa also scheduled the offer of quick tests with the mobile unit on Sunday 9 from 8am. at noon, on the promenade of the tourist complex of Ponta Negra, West Zone, as part of an event organized by Uninorte with the support of Disa Oeste.
The mobile unit will still propose the quick test next Thursday, at 11 am, at the Maria Ferreira da Silva Municipal School, near the producer's roundabout, Jorge Teixeira neighborhood, East Zone, where there will be a walk, brochure containing educational material on the prevention of STIs / AIDS and the distribution of condoms for the population
Symbol
The campaign of the month of December red refers to the red ribbon which symbolizes the solidarity of people around the world face the AIDS epidemic. This also occurs with reference to World AIDS Day, December 1st. The campaign was launched on 27 October 1988 by the United Nations General Assembly and the World Health Organization five years after the discovery of the virus that causes AIDS,
19659002] Between January and November this year, 1,185 new HIV cases were reported among residents of Manaus. Of the total reported cases, 923 were men (77.90%) and 262 women (22.10%). The highest prevalence was in the 15-49 age group
Although the category of greatest exposure to HIV is heterobadual, other groups considered by the Ministry of Health to be a key population (gays, men who have bad with men). , transgender, bad workers, remand prisoners, alcohol and other drug users) also show an annual increase in the number of reported cases of illness in Manaus
Youth and adolescents aged 15 to 29 also represent a group of older people. increased exposure and prevalence of HIV infection.
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