Hsinchu City responds to World AIDS Day, promotes AIDS self-screening at home, and 3 major channels to buy screening reagents.

(Photo by reporter Hong Meixiu)

[Reporter Hong Meixiu/Hsinchu Report] The Hsinchu City Health Bureau responds to World AIDS Day on December 1, and cooperates with the central government to promote the "At-Home AIDS Self-screening Program". People in need can go to automatic service machines and order online for supermarket pickup or physical access to purchase AIDS self-screening reagents. Bamboo City has also set up 8 bases, calling on the public to use condoms and water-based lubricants throughout the sexual behavior. In addition to strengthening self-protection and preventing HIV infection, it can also prevent HIV infection. Gonorrhea, syphilis and other infectious diseases.

The Health Bureau stated that people who have doubts about their health can go to health centers, cooperative non-governmental organizations, campuses, community pharmacies, etc. to obtain screening reagents, or use the Internet to order supermarkets to pick up the goods, and use simple screening tools at home. Can do AIDS regular screening, privacy and convenience.

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According to the Health Bureau, 95% of HIV-infected people in Zhushi take medication and seek medical treatment. The Health Bureau also strengthens the public’s awareness of AIDS prevention and treatment. For those who have unsafe sex or their partners are HIV-infected, they can carry out HIV exposure “pre-exposure” measures. "Prophylactic administration is also one of the ways to prevent HIV infection. Through the steady and continuous use of preventive drugs, sufficient drug concentration in the body can prevent HIV infection.

The Health Bureau explained that the at-home AIDS self-screening program can obtain screening reagents through the following 3 methods, and the cost of each reagent is 200 yuan: First, the physical channel, the public can go to cooperative non-governmental organizations to purchase, and the sales base is Lunyang There are 4 pharmacies, Lunzhou pharmacy, Fengcheng department house, and Xinfang pharmacy, and some non-governmental organizations also provide night and holiday services. You can check online.

The second is the automatic service machine. There are 4 automatic service machines in Zhushi, which are located in Yuanpei University of Medical Science and Technology, Zhonghua University, Kangyan Pharmacy and Fengcheng Branch. goods, each person can order once a month, and can choose to pick up at a supermarket close to home, but a logistics fee of 45 yuan is required.

The Health Bureau pointed out that the routes of AIDS infection include unsafe sex, blood exchange, and vertical transmission from mother to child. It is recommended that those who have sex be screened at least once; those who have unsafe sex should be screened at least once a year; if there is a risk of infection (such as sharing needles with others, multiple sexual partners, combined use of addictive drugs, sexually transmitted diseases, etc.), it is recommended to be screened every 3 to 6 months, and you can contact: 535-5130.

Hsinchu City responds to World AIDS Day, promotes AIDS self-screening at home, and 3 major channels to buy screening reagents.

(Photo by reporter Hong Meixiu)

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