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Between January and November 2018, 1,545 new patients with the virus were diagnosed in the state, according to FMT-HVD.
Amazonas recorded a 34.86% reduction in the number of new HIV / AIDS cases. The state coordination data of STD / AIDS and viral hepatitis Dr. Hector Vieira Dourado Tropical Medicine Foundation (FMT-HVD), show that from January to November 2018, 1,545 new patients were diagnosed. In the same period last year were 2372 cases.
According to the coordinator of STD / AIDS and viral hepatitis, Dessana Chechuan, which reduces the number of new cases diagnosed is the result of an intensification of education and training. prevention in schools and businesses. She also cites the implementation of PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), a new method of HIV prevention directed at people at high risk of exposure to viruses, among bad workers, homobaduals and those who relate to those who already have the virus.
Dessana further says that the state government has extended the offer of rapid testing and monitoring of work in all municipalities. Decentralization
[19659003] The State Department of Health (Susam), through its coordination, has also decentralized the care of HIV patients. At present, in addition to the FMT-HVD, a unit that is a benchmark in this type of treatment, Alfredo da Matta Foundation (Fuam) also provides examinations, diagnosis and monitoring of patients infected with the HIV.
The coordination established a partnership with the Municipal Health Manaus (Semsa) for the provision of diagnosis and treatment in four polyclinics and two
Basic Health Units (BHU). reduction in the coming years
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according to Dessana Chechuan, the results indicate a positive scenario in the coming years, with a further decline in the number of new HIV / AIDS cases in the world. State.
"In 2018, it was a year of hard work. we have expanded prevention strategies with the implementation of PrEP for the key population, leave the project of an additional unit of Manaus, under the coordination of Semsa, with a trained staff to respond, "he said .
P light tests
The rapid tests performed by FMT numbers in 2018 were higher than the previous year. From January to November, the unit, through STI / AIDS coordination, held 14.28 million rapid tests, 17% more than in 2017, when they were 12207.
2018, educational activities were also intensified with blitz in schools, conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Education (Seduc). [19659003] High schools received public lectures with information on STI prevention in events with the availability of condoms and educational materials. Continuing education activities also took place in companies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and government agencies, always addressing issues of STI prevention, combination prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Prophylaxis Pre exposure (PREP)
Since March, the FMT offers free use of PrEP which consists of the daily administration of One tablet – a combination of two drugs (tenofovir and emtricitabine) – that prevents the virus that causes AIDS infects the body, before the person comes in contact with it. The treatment has been an ally in reducing the AIDS epidemic in the world.
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