World AIDS Day 1st December | Why should I get checked?

Substantial progression has actually been made in the AIDS reaction since 1988, and also today three in 4 people dealing with HIV know their status. However, we still have miles to go, as the most up to date UNAIDS report reveals, which includes getting to people dealing with HIV that do not know their status and making sure that they are connected to top-quality care and avoidance services.

HIV screening is essential for expanding therapy as well as making certain that all people coping with HIV can lead efficient as well as healthy and balanced lives. It is also vital to attaining the 90– 90– 90 targets and also encouraging people to make choices regarding HIV avoidance so they can shield themselves as well as their enjoyed ones.Numerous obstacles to HIV testing stay. Preconception and also discrimination still hinders people from taking an HIV examination. Accessibility to personal HIV testing is still a concern of concern. Many individuals still only get tested after ending up being symptomatic as well as sick.

World Aids Day 2018’s postcard

Why should I get checked?

Worldwide, 37 million people are coping with HIV, the highest number ever, yet a quarter do not know that they have the virus.

Knowing your HIV status has many advantages. It is an important access point to HIV treatment, treatment, assistance and also prevention services. People that test favorable for HIV should be linked right away to antiretroviral therapy to maintain them to life and also well and, when viral load reductions is gotten to, avoid transmission of the virus.

Knowing your HIV status also enables people to make educated decisions regarding HIV avoidance choices, including solutions to avoid kids from becoming infected with HIV, man and women condoms, harm reduction solutions for people that inject medicines, volunteer medical male circumcision and also post-exposure and also pre-exposure treatment.

Newest information

9.4 million people living with HIV don’t know their status
1.8 million people were newly infected with HIV in 2017
8.1 million people living with HIV on therapy reported to be accessing viral tons testing in 2016