On World Hepatitis C Day, Coyoacan hosts a screening day

written in metropolis he July 28, 2023 at 7:30 pm

under World Hepatitis C Daymayor’s office coyoacan Health days were held with the aim of timely detection of the disease through free rapid antigen testing among the Coyoacan population.

The event, sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Social and Economic Development Directorate General, was held simultaneously at two locations: Center for Integrative Care of Addiction and Violence (CAIA-coyoacan), and the Pescaditos market in Pedregal de Sta. Úrsula.Through the procedure, a total of 160 tests were applied, 80 of which were used to detect Hepatitis C

The HIV infection rate is 80%.

for mayor Giovanni Gutierrez Aguilar said that health has always been one of the main axes of his administration, and the strategies formulated during his administration have been to meet the needs of priority groups with specific actions.

“Our policy is very comprehensive in looking after the vulnerable, we look after their health. We have had 49 sexual health and HIV detection sessions, 2,500 rapid HIV tests, and now we are adding this conference for timely detection AIDS Hepatitis C. In addition, we have provided 2,500 free mammogram studies to women in high-vulnerability areas in 2022 and plan to provide 1,200 this year,” he reports.

Enrique Macias Arias, deputy director of health services, said that the mayor’s office fulfills the function of providing first-contact care, which means prevention, timely detection, psychological support for users who test positive, referral to specialized health facilities and support activities in the community. Prevent addiction.

The official pointed out that following the biopsychosocial model, taking into account that in addition to biological factors, the social and cultural environment also plays an important role in the prevention and recovery of disease or disability. He also commented that the CAIA- coyoacan Its population is particularly vulnerable to such diseases, as many have addiction problems.

“Consumption has a strong relationship with these diseases in this centre, and most people come here for guidance or treatment to avoid re-taking a drug because it’s a more populous area and vulnerable,” he said.

Jorge Casares Cabrera, a doctor in the mayor’s office, said: coyoacan shows that positive patients can lead a good quality of life if detected in time, as these viral-caused infections cannot be cured but are manageable with proper treatment and healthy habits.

He added that the road infect The most common are exposure to infected blood during childbirth or breastfeeding, sharing contaminated needles or syringes, and unprotected sexual contact.

“Health promotion is for timely detection, conversation and guidance, if positive, psychological care, and accompanying people to the clinic for follow-up. This is a supplementary action, but going to a specialized clinic for treatment is a personal commitment” , he pointed out.