They seek to end discrimination against HIV patients in hospitals

The director of the National Health Service (SNS), Chanel Rosa Chupany, said yesterday that this institution is committed to eliminating stigma and discrimination every day suffered by HIV patients in health services.

The representative took the floor before the presentation of the Joint Plan HIV 2018-2019 by representatives of the United Nations system in the country, which aims to extend treatment to all

"This is a great challenge that we have as a country, improve statistics, improve the part of the treatment that needs to be given to patients. "

The plan aims to intensify actions in combined prevention targeting more exposed and prioritized populations to reduce new HIV infections in adolescents and young people, men who have sex with men, homosexuals, transsexuals , drug addicts, work Sex workers, migrants and women victims of violence

The UN resident coordinator in the country, Luis Luis Jiménez, highlighted the progress made in HIV issues contained in the report: "Promoting the Fight Against the United Nations Reform and Global Health," whose contributions have resulted in a significant increase in access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for people living with HIV / AIDS. HIV, which is accessible to more than half of those infected.

"Increasing treatment coverage has resulted in a 34% reduction in deaths from AIDS-related illnesses between 2010 and 2017. AIDS-related deaths are the lowest in this century, as for 2017 less than one million people have died of AIDS, "he said.