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02/12/2013
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Isabela Vieira
Brazil Agency reporter
Rio de Janeiro - To facilitate the diagnosis of HIV and anticipate the treatment of people who may develop AIDS , the Ministry of Health must authorize the sale in pharmacies , a rapid test to detect the virus , from February 2014 . Produced by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation ( Fiocruz ) , the test is done in 20 minutes , collecting saliva from the individual, and will cost R $ 8 .
The information was confirmed by the director of the STD / AIDS and Viral Hepatitis of the Ministry, Fábio Mesquita , during an event today (1st ) , World Day against AIDS , in Rio de Janeiro . At the time , the federal government announced the anticipation of treatment for people with HIV . Before , only patients with the disease developed were receiving drugs .
According to the director, the rapid HIV test has two advantages : "One is confidentiality. A person goes to the pharmacy and get the test done in house, no need to see a health worker and share it with anybody. The second advantage is speed , no queue , no need to go to the post , no need to wait the time it takes [ to get out ] the result of a normal exam , "explained Mosque .
The rapid HIV test , sold on the internet by an American laboratory for about £ 160, providing the ministry want to start treatment earlier and improve the quality of life of people with HIV , and reduce by about 96 % the contagion risk , especially for fixed or partners during pregnancy , when the virus can pass from mother to baby.
Data from the ministry show that about 150 million people , a total of 700 000 estimated with the disease do not know they have HIV. In Brazil , although the prevalence of people living with the virus is considered low for the whole population ( 0.4 % ) , infection is high among girls between 14 and 19 years old and gay boys , according to the Health Minister Alexandre Padilha .
According to Padilla , most cases of detection of HIV in girls occurs during the prenatal period. " This age group has a lot of teenage pregnancy in vulnerable situation , so we found more girls than men [ the virus ] ," he said . " They get pregnant already infected ," he stressed . Young people are the target audience of the campaign against AIDS launched today (1st ) .
Editorial : Juliana Andrade
Source : Agencia Brazil
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