The spokesman for the Movement for Sexual Diversity (MUMS), Francisco Gutiérrez, said that this program is not aimed at the affected population. "It is necessary to establish an alliance with civil society and other organizations that have access to the young world and the homosexual population," he said.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 4:29 hrs.
The Ministry of Health has launched the "Fast HIV Test for Summer 2019" campaign aimed at promoting the success of the test in young people in order to detect the presence of the virus in time and to begin treatment.
Minister for the Emilio Santelices branch confirmed that we are facing a public health problem.
"Over the past decade, Chile has increased HIV, doubled and we know that we are in the presence of a chronic disease," he said.
However, this public policy was not supported by all sectors, in particular by some LGBTI groups who believe that the executive body lacks the focus of the problem.
"I personally talked to the minister a bit before the end of the year, we worked together, but we go to a meeting and tell us one thing: We go to the other and tell us something else. The program manager and the chief adviser to the minister have resigned. the issue of reconciliation and political orientation, "said the spokesman for the Movement for Sexual Diversity (GUM), Francisco Gutiérrez.
He also added that authorities do not want to listen to social organizations working in this field: "The problem is that primary health is directed at pregnant women and the elderly, but this is an epidemic, which is male and young. So, primary health is not directed at this segment. "
"It is necessary to establish an alliance with civil society and other organizations that affect the young world and the homosexual population." We need an alliance with these groups, "he added.
Undersecretary for Health Paula Daze said that the idea is "to reach all those young people who do not know the disease."
"We are not just beginning to prevent, in the view that they know the disease, but how to take care of themselves and how to have protected sex," he said.
We must not forget that there were 5206 HIV viruses registered in our country between January and September 2018.
The Ministry of Health has launched the "Quick HIV Test for the Summer 2019" campaign, a program designed to promote the success of the test in young people in order to detect the presence of the virus in time and start treatment.
Minister for the Emilio Santelices branch confirmed that we are facing a public health problem.
"Over the past decade, Chile has increased HIV, doubled and we know that we are in the presence of a chronic disease," he said.
However, this public policy was not supported by all sectors, in particular by some LGBTI groups who believe that the executive body lacks the focus of the problem.
"I personally talked to the minister a bit before the end of the year, we worked together, but we go to a meeting and tell us one thing: We go to the other and tell us something else. The program manager and the chief adviser to the minister have resigned. the issue of reconciliation and political orientation, "said the spokesman for the Movement for Sexual Diversity (GUM), Francisco Gutiérrez.
He also added that authorities do not want to listen to social organizations working in this field: "The problem is that primary health is directed at pregnant women and the elderly, but this is an epidemic, which is male and young. So, primary health is not directed at this segment. "
"It is necessary to establish an alliance with civil society and other organizations that affect the young world and the homosexual population." We need an alliance with these groups, "he added.
Undersecretary for Health Paula Daze said that the idea is "to reach all those young people who do not know the disease."
"We are not just beginning to prevent, in the view that they know the disease, but how to take care of themselves and how to have protected sex," he said.
We must not forget that there were 5206 HIV viruses registered in our country between January and September 2018.
The Ministry of Health has launched the "Fast HIV Test for Summer 2019" campaign aimed at promoting the success of the test in young people in order to detect the presence of the virus in time and to begin treatment.
Minister for the Emilio Santelices branch confirmed that we are facing a public health problem.
"Over the past decade, Chile has increased HIV, doubled and we know that we are in the presence of a chronic disease," he said.
However, this public policy was not supported by all sectors, in particular by some LGBTI groups who believe that the executive body lacks the focus of the problem.
"I personally talked to the minister a bit before the end of the year, we worked together, but we go to a meeting and tell us one thing: We go to the other and tell us something else. The program manager and the chief adviser to the minister have resigned. the issue of reconciliation and political orientation, "said the spokesman for the Movement for Sexual Diversity (GUM), Francisco Gutiérrez.
He also added that authorities do not want to listen to social organizations working in this field: "The problem is that primary health is directed at pregnant women and the elderly, but this is an epidemic, which is male and young. So, primary health is not directed at this segment. "
"It is necessary to establish an alliance with civil society and other organizations that affect the young world and the homosexual population." We need an alliance with these groups, "he added.
Undersecretary for Health Paula Daze said that the idea is "to reach all those young people who do not know the disease."
"We are not just beginning to prevent, in the view that they know the disease, but how to take care of themselves and how to have protected sex," he said.
We must not forget that there were 5206 HIV viruses registered in our country between January and September 2018.
