Watch the news – Portugal "has the highest rates of new HIV cases among young people"

J There is no one who does not know what HIV is, its inherent risks, the forms of contagion and the precautions to be taken. Nevertheless, Portugal continues to have one of the highest rates of HIV infection among young people in Europe.

The data was presented yesterday at the 8th National HIV / Hospitals Day Center Clinical Meeting it is said that although the DGS claims that two of the three UN-defined targets for people living with HIV is met, "The country continues to have one of the highest rates of new infections among young people (12.2 cases / 100 thousand inhabitants), more than double the European average of 5.9 / 100 thousand inhabitants. "

The total number of new diagnoses increased from 175 to 131 between 2016 and 2017, but the proportion of annual diagnoses remains the same in cases of HIV infection in young people aged 15 to 25 years. This was one of the main conclusions presented yesterday by Margarida Tavares in the lecture "Follow Teenagers, Do not Lose Opportunities".