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Office of Health Offers Advice on the Occasion of World AIDS Day
by Adolf Albus
(11.27.2018) Also this year, the district office is offering free HIV testing on World AIDS Day. On Monday, December 3, from 8 am to 4 pm, interested persons have the opportunity to go to the HIV and AIDS Counseling Center without registering, according to Madlen Overdick, Assistant Administrator of Health and Social Services. district administrator.
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A serum tube used to draw blood in the HIV test and labels for the samples.
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"The sooner an HIV infection is detected, the sooner you can start treatment, and it can allow the majority of those affected to lead a normal life," said Overdick.
After a conversation in which questions about the HIV test as well as contagion and disease are discussed, the blood is taken. The blood test result is available within seven days and will be discussed during the personal collection at the health department. The consultation and the test can be done anonymously. Minors need the written permission of a legal guardian.
At the entrance to the district office, many information brochures on AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are available on December 3. From 10 am to 12 pm, the staff of the counseling center are also at your disposal.
According to reports, 141 blood tests and 275 consultations have been conducted in the Department of Health over the last twelve months. In no case was HIV detected.
As Overdick explains, self-tests are also available in pharmacies since October. Unlike the laboratory test proposed by the Department of Health, in which the diagnosis can be made as early as six weeks after infection, one should adhere to a quick wait of twelve weeks during these rapid tests in order to prevent it from occurring. obtain a safe result. In case of positive reaction, the patient must absolutely pass a confirmation test in a specialized medical office. Address the health service with.
The "HIV and AIDS" counseling center of the district health department offers Mondays open from 8:30 to 11:30 and Thursday from 13:30 to 17:00 hours of consultation without registration. Employees can be reached by phone at (06192) 201-1144 or (06192) 201-1761. Information is also available on the Internet at www.mtk.org and on www.welt-aids-tag.de.
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