Les Mariniers Bar – Rapid HIV Testing and Support for AIDS Prevention

2023-12-11 05:19:00 Well received by the Les Mariniers bar, the evening dedicated to the fight against AIDS during the dedicated Day notably resulted in 76 HIV screenings. So many people who have “removed the doubt”. Because nothing is worse than burying your head in the sand! It was terribly cold outside that evening. Inside, it’s … Read more

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Chlamydia, Gonorrhea… Is the use of PrEP causing an increase in STIs?

2023-12-03 14:48:34 During his last screening, the results came back: chlamydia and gonorrhea. Laurent, 42, in a relationship with an HIV-positive man, both of whom are fans of libertinism, was not surprised. He has been taking PrEP daily for two years, a preventive drug treatment against HIV (but not other STIs), and regularly goes without … Read more

Improving HIV Situation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Progress and Achievements

2023-12-04 03:02:31 Sub-Saharan Africa is still the region hardest hit by HIV in the world, it accounts for two thirds of people living with the virus (65%). But the situation is improving and more and more countries are reaching the objectives they have set for 2025, such as South Africa, the most affected country in … Read more

Women and HIV in Africa, they break the taboo

2023-12-01 09:00:05 On the occasion of World AIDS Day, we give a voice to women who have suffered or still suffer from stigmatization because of their HIV status. HIV positive, they talk about their journey, their daily life but also the obstacles they may have encountered. Patricia, HIV-positive patient. Member of the Association First in … Read more

In Paca, the second most affected region, “people in migration situations are over-represented”

2023-12-02 04:56:55 With 64 HIV discoveries per million inhabitants in 2022, the Paca region comes (very) far behind Île-de-France and its 190* cases. However, it still remains the second region most affected by HIV in mainland France. So how can we explain such a positioning? Already, mechanically, because screening is also stronger there than elsewhere, … Read more