quarta-feira, 30 de novembro de 2016

IF THE DRUGS DON'T KILL YOU, THE NEEDLE MIGHT. NEEDLE EXCHANGE SAVES LIVES.

SHARING NEEDLES IS SHARING BLOOD.
  • 1 in 10 HIV diagnoses are among people who inject drugs.
  • More than half of PWID used a syringe services program in 2015.
  • Only 1 in 4 PWID got all their syringes from sterile sources in 2015.



Sharing needles, syringes, and other injection equipment puts people who inject drugs (PWID) at high risk for getting HIV and other infections, including hepatitis. Annual HIV diagnoses among black and Hispanic/Latino PWID were cut in half between 2008–2014, but diagnoses among white PWID dropped by only 28%. One reason may be that fewer blacks and Hispanics/Latinos are sharing needles and syringes, while whites are more likely to share them. Syringe services programs can play a role in preventing HIV and other health problems among PWID.

fonte: CDC









TAKE A STAND AGAINST HIV STIGMA IN YOUR DAILY LIFE

HIV-related stigma is a significant problem globally.  HIV stigma inflicts hardship and suffering on people living with HIV and interferes with research, prevention, treatment, care and support efforts.
HIV-related stigma refers to negative beliefs, feelings and attitudes towards people living with HIV, their families and people who work with them. HIV stigma often reinforces existing social inequalities based on gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality and culture. Stigma against many vulnerable populations who are disproportionately affected by HIV (such as the stigma of homosexuality, drug use, poverty, migration, transgender status, mental illness, sex work and racial, ethnic and tribal minority status) predates the epidemic and intersects with HIV stigma, which compounds the stigma and discrimination experienced by people living with HIV (PLWH) who belong to such groups.
HIV-related discrimination refers to the unfair and unjust treatment of someone based on their real or perceived HIV status. Discrimination also affects family members and friends, caregivers, healthcare and lab staff who care for PLWH. The drivers of HIV-related discrimination usually include misconceptions regarding casual transmission of HIV and pre-existing prejudices against certain populations, behaviors, sex, drug use, illness and death. Discrimination can be institutionalized through laws, policies and practices that unjustly affect PLWH and marginalized groups.



WORLD AIDS DAY, 1ST DECEMBER.








segunda-feira, 28 de novembro de 2016

terça-feira, 22 de novembro de 2016

USUÁRIOS DE DROGAS INJETÁVEIS (UDI) / PERSONS WHO INJECT DRUGS (PWID)

Há uma grande preocupação com o grupo de usuários de drogas injetáveis (UDI) em relação à infecção pelo HIV, uma vez que estes indivíduos – particularmente usuários dependentes com grande intensidade de uso – freqüentemente se apresentam expostos a várias situações de risco, habitualmente de forma simultânea. Um exemplo desta condição é a grande intensidade dos sintomas de abstinência dessas substâncias, tornando o UDI um elemento barato e disponível para favores sexuais em troca da manutenção de seu uso de drogas, o que faz dessas circunstâncias focos de grande intensidade para a disseminação da infecção, por associarem sexo sem proteção ao uso compartilhado de drogas. É razoavelmente comum nessa população o uso de seringas potencialmente contaminadas, e é rara a limpeza das seringas e das agulhas utilizadas para injeção, levando não somente à infecção pelo HIV como também a infecções de vários tipos, como Hepatites B e C.

Dados de literatura sugerem que a maioria dos UDI não usa camisinha durante as relações sexuais, com taxas entre 48% e 53%.








Elton John - A Good Heart

segunda-feira, 14 de novembro de 2016

14 DE NOVEMBRO, DIA MUNDIAL DE COMBATE AO DIABETES.

O diabetes é uma doença silenciosa. E a melhor forma de prevenir é manter hábitos saudáveis, como boa alimentação e atividades físicas regulares. E lembre-se de manter seus exames em dia.

Porque o tratamento com diagnóstico precoce pode ser bem mais suave. 











segunda-feira, 7 de novembro de 2016

ONE HEALTH: A PLANETARY HEALTH CHALLENGES.



One Health recognizes that the health of people is connected to the health of animals and the environment. The goal of One Health is to encourage the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines-working locally, nationally, and globally-to achieve the best health for people, animals, and our environment.

A One Health approach is important because 6 out of every 10 infectious diseases in humans are spread from animals.