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03.11.2018 at 00:18
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The Moroccan Ministry of Health is organizing from November 1 to December 1, 2018, the national screening campaign for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), under the slogan: "Take the test, the solution exists" .This campaign, which part of the celebration of World AIDS Day 2018, aims to test 200,000 people, with priority given to pregnant women to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, young people and those most at risk or vulnerable to HIV, in collaboration with all governmental and non-governmental partners.
At the same time, a communication and social and community mobilization campaign will be launched to raise awareness of the importance of preventing and promoting HIV testing and combating all forms of stigmatization of people living with HIV.
It should be noted that of the estimated 20,000 people living with HIV in Morocco, nearly 30% do not know their HIV status and therefore do not have access to treatment.
As a reminder, screening centers under the Ministry of Health and mobile testing structures and units belonging to thematic NGOs are available to anyone wishing to take the HIV test which is available free of charge.
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