2024-04-24 02:09:40
(ANSA) – MILAN, APRIL 23 – ‘A casa mi testo’ starts, the prevention campaign by Anlaids Lombardia which provides the possibility of taking the HIV and HCV saliva test directly at home, throughout Italy, in a safe, fast, easy and respectful of privacy.
The delivery project involves home delivery of the kit as well as telephone support from operators before, during and after the test. HIV and HCV saliva tests are available on www.anlaidslombardia.it (from 15 euros for 1 HIV or HCV test, 20 euros HIV + HCV, shipping included, Paypal or bank transfer payment, liberal disbursement). Inside the envelope, which is not marked by the sender Anlaids, in order to further guarantee the privacy of the contents, there are instructions for easily carrying out the screening test which detects antibodies and which provides a reliable and rapid response in approximately 20 minutes. minutes.
“We are in an important phase for the prevention of HIV – explains Andrea Gori, Department of Infectious Diseases, Sacco Hospital, University of Milan and president of Anlaids Lombardia Ets – the most important objectives are two: the first is ‘zero new HIV infections in Italy ‘, especially among younger people because, according to the latest available data from the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, new infections between the ages of 25 and 35 increased in 2022. The second is ‘early diagnoses’, because more than half of the new diagnoses HIV in Italy is late. In 2022 the infection was discovered in 58.1% of new cases already in an advanced state, among these people 42% already had AIDS-related symptoms. To achieve these objectives it is necessary to elaborate and put in practice, widespread prevention programs, from education to information, such as the A casa mi testo project, created by Anlaids Lombardia to make the use of HIV and HCV tests increasingly simple, accessible and rapid, directly at home, in total autonomy and anonymity. Taking the test regularly must be a normal gesture: it is the way to guarantee safety and health for everyone”. (ANSA).
2024-04-24 02:09:40