- A total of 160 tests were performed, 80 for hepatitis C and 80 for HIV, all free of charge.
- “Our policies are very comprehensive in taking care of the vulnerable and we care about their health,” Mayor Giovanni Gutierrez said.
- We’ve held 49 sexual health and HIV spotting meetings, conducted 2,500 rapid tests, and have now added a hepatitis C spotting meeting.
- In addition, we offer free mammogram studies to women in high-vulnerability areas, he said.
In the framework of World Hepatitis C Day, the Mayor’s Office of Coyoacan organized a Health Day with the aim of detecting the disease in time through free rapid antigen testing among the population of Coyoacan.
Organized by the Directorate General of Social and Economic Development of the Mayor’s Office, the meeting took place simultaneously at two locations: the Center for Integrative Care of Addiction and Violence (CAIA-Coyoacán) and the Pescaditos Market, in Pedregal de Santa Úrsula. In total, the program conducted 160 tests, 80 for hepatitis C and 80 for HIV.
For Mayor Giovanni Gutierrez Aguilar, health has been one of the axes of his administration, which has developed strategies to meet the needs of priority groups with practical actions.
“Our policies are very comprehensive in terms of looking after the vulnerable, we look after their health. We have had 49 sexual health and HIV spotting sessions, 2,500 HIV rapid tests and now we have added hepatitis C spotting sessions. In addition, we have brought in 2,500 free mammograms. Studies targeting women in highly vulnerable areas by 2022 and 1,200 studies are planned for 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 population of CAIA-Coyoacán is particularly vulnerable to such diseases because many have drug 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 populous area and vulnerable,” he said.
Jorge Casares Cabrera, a doctor in the mayor’s office of Coyoacan, said that if detected in time, positive patients can lead a good quality of life because there is no cure for such infections caused by the virus. , but with proper treatment and healthy habits, they can be managed.
The most common routes of infection are exposure to infected blood, sharing contaminated needles or syringes, mother to child during childbirth or breastfeeding, and unprotected sexual contact, he added.
“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.