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According to the Departmental Institute of Health of Nariño, Idsn, this year 255 cases of HIV-AIDS were recorded, with a rate of 14.1.
Carmen Eugenia Quiñones, a professional specializing in baduality, badual rights and reproductive rights, explained that in Nariño and throughout the country there was a focus and intensified search and identification of cases.
"The goal is called" 90, 90, 90 ", which means that 90% of people with HIV are identified, the second 90% means that these people are in treatment, and the Third 90% refers to all those identified and treated, who are not detectable, that is, their viral loads are so low that they are not detected, "he said. .
That's why the numbers of HIV are increasing every year. For 2016, 233 cases were grouped together for a rate of 13.2; in 2017, the figure was 277 cases, for a rate of 15.5, and finally until this year (up to the 45th week), there is preliminary data of 255 cases, with a rate of of 14.1.
the current figure does not yet exceed that of 277, it should increase since on December 1, the day of the commemoration of World AIDS Day, new cases are identified because it is the date when most of them are tracked. Municipality of Nariño
"Our research aims to propose a voluntary testing for all, which takes into account some questions about risk factors, including: Have you had bad under the influence of Alcohol? or any other psychoactive substance? Do you know your partner's badual past? Do you use condoms in all your badual relations? Did you suffer from badual violence? And did you have a badually transmitted infection? ? "he said.
They launch the campaign
The Ministry of Health of Pasto yesterday launched the campaign Cuida HIVda, intended to reduce the mortality rate due to HIV / AIDS in the population.
"With this is aimed at promoting access to health care services and health promotion, in order to provide coverage that transcends environments, home, the education sector, the labor sector and all, to promote badual and reproductive rights, reduce stigma and discrimination against the disease, among others, "he explained.
He clarified that until week 44 of 2018, a total of 95 cases of seropositivity were reported. There had been 85 cases during the same period of the previous year.
"Because of the mortality due to HIV This year we have 6 cases, and in the previous case 4", he concluded.
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