Legislature Lloyd Russell-Moyle, of the British Labor Party, revealed that he was HIV-positive at a session in the House of Commons on Thursday (29). He called for efforts to eradicate the virus in the UK and discussed the importance of checking if he is HIV-positive two days before World AIDS Day (1/12).
"For those who have not yet pbaded the test, perhaps out of fear, I say: it is better to live in knowledge [se é ou não soropositivo] than to die in fear," Russell-Moyle told the Parliament. . HIV when he was 22 in 2009. "I was diagnosed early and I have since received a front-line treatment provided by the NHS [rede de saúde pública do Reino Unido]," said Russell-Moyle.
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The NHS, as well as Brazil's unified health system (SUS), provide free antiretroviral therapy. With early diagnosis, the parliamentarian lives with undetectable levels of HIV, that is, the amount of virus in the body is very small, untransferable, and that it is difficult for the patient to to contract AIDS if he continues his treatment.
"If treated, an HIV-positive person like me can hope to live a long and busy life with little or no side effect of controlled drugs," Russell-Moyle said.
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according to him, there is a reluctance to include in the public network PrEP – pre-exposure prophylaxis, ie a preventive treatment to reduce the risk of HIV infection .
"We now know cases of young people who applied for PrEP access, were refused, and subsequently contracted HIV […] .The government must now act to prevent this from happening. reproduce, "he said.
When Russell-Moyle finished his speech, the other members of the House of Commons applauded his colleague, which is not officially authorized by the House, according to The Guardian.
Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn congratulated the MP. "His dignity and hope will inspire the citizens of the country and the world," he said.
"But we must remain vigilant against prejudice and we must fight for everyone to have access to effective treatment," Corbyn said.
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Brazilians with HIV can find free treatment by SUS in the public network. PrEP is available in the SUS and targets the most vulnerable groups. It is only released for the time being for people over 18 who are not infected with HIV. Sex workers, transgender people, homobaduals and other men who have bad with men have priority to receive PrEP through SUS.
Second Epidemiological Bulletin of the Ministry of Health published Tuesday (27), Brazil has recorded a reduction of 16% in the number of detections of AIDS during the last six years. In 2012, the detection rate was 21.7 cases per 100 000 inhabitants and, in 2017, 18.3 cases, a decrease of 15.7%.
Still according to the bulletin, the death rate per syndrome has decreased by 16.5% over the past four years, from 5.7 deaths per 100,000 population in 2014 to 4.8 deaths in 2017. [19659018] Ministry, expanded access to testing and reduced delay between diagnosis and initiation of treatment are the reasons for the decline. An early diagnosis is important so that the HIV-positive person does not develop AIDS and does not control the virus in the body with the available remedies.
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