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06/29/2012
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Campaign was announced at the National Day of HIV Testing and examination seeks to make a routine service in pharmacies
Health authorities of the United States launched on Wednesday (27), a program to encourage the implementation of rapid HIV tests in pharmacies.
The campaign of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will offer free tests to detect infection in drugstores and in-store clinics in 24 cities and rural communities.
Officials hope that the test for the AIDS virus becomes a routine service in pharmacies, such as blood pressure and benchmarking application of influenza vaccines.
"By bringing HIV testing for pharmacies, we believe we can reach more people, making testing more accessible and reducing the stigma associated with AIDS," said Kevin Fenton, responsible for overseeing the programs of CDC's HIV prevention.
Tests are now available in seven places, and the agency will soon want to choose 17 new locations. The test involves inserting a swab inside the mouth and takes about 20 minutes to obtain a preliminary result.
National Day of HIV Testing
The project was launched on National Day of HIV Testing, June 27, which has as its motto "Do the test. Take Control." (Take the test. Take control)
The CDC recommends that all people aged 13 and 64 are tested for HIV at least once.
Many people are unaware they have HIV. Over 1 million people living with the disease in the United States, but 1 in 5 do not know they are infected.
This year marks the 19th National Day of HIV Testing, organized annually by the National Association of People with AIDS with support from CDC and AIDS.gov.
According to the authorities, knowing your HIV status is being trained. When a person know if you're infected or not, she can take better care of herself.
Source: MSN News
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