Waste is maintained in the provincial HIV plan

On December 1, 1988, when the first day of AIDS was observed, it was feared by misinformation and the end of a decade.

Very little was understood by immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS, a human immunodeficiency virus or a virus-like syndrome created by HIV. People believed that the disease was causing only gay men, ignorance, homophobia fires as an accelerator. At that time, many gay activists have recalled that their friends make their graves every week. Poverty was also understood how it spread; Public awareness campaigns that people should not persuade people who did not hold their hand or have a toilet seat. They suffered a lot of suffering and silent.

Thirty years later, we understand much more about HIV / AIDS, which has led to advances in prevention, medication and treatment. Since 2016, about 36.7 million people live with HIV, and Saharan Africa is one of the most affected regions in South Africa.

But HIV / AIDS is not a problem on the ocean; The problem has not gone, even if it has not been a public health view. Over Canada, there are about 63,000 people living with HIV, including 1,318 Manitoba. And that number is rising. According to the Statistics Statistical Year of Manitoba Health published in January, one of the largest diagnostic / impact cases in new provinces of Manitoba and provinces in New York.

In Winnipeg, the Nine Circles Community Health Center is one of the two Winnipeg centers, along with the outpatient Healthcare Outside Clinic, which offers the Manitoba HIV program. With HIV, special attention is paid to information, specialized care, treatment and support. our province. According to Manitoba's HIV 2017 report, 95 people took part in 2017. 67 percent recently diagnosed with HIV; 66 per cent for men and 34 per cent as women.

Of these, 46 percent of new self-employed people had sex with heterosexual sex, 27 percent said they were sexually induced by men, and 18 percent said using the injection. The number of indigenous and African / Caribbean / black people has been taken into account. Stigma and discrimination continue to hinder testing and treatment and still bring social exclusion.

According to the report, manitobes are well diagnosed and when they enter the Manitoba HIV program, the remaining gaps remain in this province.

The report recommends the routine testing of HIV, and reduce the stigma of the tests and help people diagnose or help them. One of Canada's five cannons can not get infected with HIV.

The report recommends a free, globally-held, follow-up medication in Manitoba. Managers in the care of the Manitoba HIV in 2017 did not have insurance cover, had good or consolidated payment settlements. This can be a serious problem: delays or interruptions in the treatment can lead to poor health outcomes.

Data can help to determine these gaps and, fortunately, it may cause political changes. But they are real people who live real life behind the numbers. The AIDS Day of the World – and the AIDS AIDS Awareness Week (December 1-6) – is just about expanding awareness of the virus or losing it. People living with HIV do not determine their situation in the creation of a world. When we develop a role in preventing the spread of HIV, we avoid the spread of stigma.