World Day vs. Coyoacan hosts Hepatitis C Testing Day

under World Hepatitis C Daythe 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.

The workshop is hosted by the Directorate General of Social Development and Economic Development of the Mayor’s Office, Simultaneously in two venues, at the Center for Integrative Care of Addiction and Violence (CAIA-Coyoacán) and at the Pescaditos Market in Pedregal de Santa Úrsula.with this program A total of 160 tests were performed, including 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 take care of the vulnerable very holistically and we care about their health. We held 49 sexual health and HIV spotting sessions, conducted 2,500 HIV rapid tests, and now have hepatitis C spotting sessions. In addition, we brought in 2,500 free mammograms. There are 1,200 studies planned for 2022 targeting women in highly vulnerable areas,” he reports.

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

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 CAIA-Coyoacán The country’s population is particularly vulnerable to such diseases because many of them have drug addiction problems.

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“In this center, consumption has a strong relationship with these diseases, and most people come here for guidance or treatment to avoid re-consumption Some type of drug because it’s a populous area and it’s easy to get influenced,” 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 Can be managed with proper treatment and healthy habits.

He added that the most common route of transmission is Mother and child touching infected blood, sharing contaminated needles or syringes

during childbirth or breastfeeding and sexual contact no protection.

“Health promotion works to facilitate timely detection, talks and mentoringIf positive, psychological care is given and the person is escorted to a follow-up clinic. It is a complementary action, but going to a specialized clinic for treatment is a personal commitment,” he noted.

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