Minsa offers free HIV risk-reducing medicine: where to find it? | HIV | Hepatitis | PrEP | Peru

Ministry of Health (Minsa), through the General Directorate of Prevention and Control HIV-AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and hepatitiscontinue to increase the availability of free pre-exposure prophylaxis (also known as PrEP) to reduce the spread of the virus HIV in high-risk groups.

This implementation is carried out within the framework of compliance with the technical health standard No. 204-Minsa/DGIESP-2023, which aims to develop a comprehensive prevention strategy against the coronavirus. HIV For high-risk groups.

This comprehensive prevention program includes counseling, Condoms, lubricants, HIV screening tests, syphilis and hepatitis B and C; and pre-exposure prophylaxis (pre-exposure prophylaxis)a combination of two antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in an oral tablet that reduces the risk of contracting the virus.

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Who can get the medicine?

To get treatment, people must meet the following criteria:

• Lack HIV
• No suspicion of acute HIV infection
• No risk of exposure to HIV in the past 72 hours
• There are no contraindications to taking PrEP medication
• Decide to do so voluntarily.

Does not replace condoms

he Executive Director of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control (Minsa), Carlos Benitez, He noted that PrEP treatment is a comprehensive program that reduces the likelihood of contracting HIV during sexual relations by 92%.

However, he emphasized that this It does not replace condom use or counseling Provided by health staff and peer educators.

Since the approval of this technical standard, Minsa Efforts have been made to speed up its implementation.in a The first stage Different health institutions in metropolitan Lima trained health personnel and ensured the supply of antiretroviral drugs.

in a second stage Health service delivery will be expanded to areas with the highest HIV prevalence (coasts and jungles).Finally, in The third phase Comprehensive prevention programs will be offered to the entire national territory.

Over the past 10 years, due to timely information and improvements in antiretroviral treatment, mortality from AIDS-related causes has decreased by 52%.

Where are they located?

Nearly 30 health institutions Lima Metropolitan Area (Diris Lima North, South, East and Center), Callao Diresas ika and Piura they have This drug is obtained voluntarily Consumption of this product reduces the likelihood of contracting the virus by up to 92%. HIV During sexual relations.

For better guidance, users can call Line 113, option 3, They will tell you which medical facility you should go to based on your jurisdiction.

in this case Diris Limassour, The public has Sexually Transmitted Infections Reference Centers (Cerits) located in the Mother and Child Center (CMI)) saint joseph And in San Juan de Miraflores and Santiago de Surco Health Center, and in María Auxiliadora Hospital, Villa El Salvador Emergency Hospital and the headquarters of the NGO Impacta.

In the San Martín de Porres district, the service is Mexico Health Center. Those interested in obtaining more information about the institution In northern Lima you can call 926 636 774 from your mobile phone.