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The State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals, FELGTB, and the Collective GALACTYCO, joins Day HIV Testing calling on citizens to know their HIV status as prevention and to avoid delayed diagnoses that are a decline in the health of those living with HIV.
To this end, the Department of Health has launched a campaign linking sex with different environments and circumstances to remember that HIV is an issue that affects the collective and get tested is an act of responsibility.
In addition, the groups that are Federation intensify around this date his work promoting HIV testing, with specific which will stand as Arcópoli in the University City of Madrid, Barcelona or Galáctyco ACATHI in Cartagena.
Also associations pursuing RDT at their headquarters organize open days, as is the case COGAM in Madrid, and range in Gran Canaria.
According to the latest report of surveillance of the Ministry of Health, which are referred to 2012, 51% of new HIV diagnoses are in men who have sex with men.
The highest rate of new cases was between 25 and 34 years.
It is also important to note that 35% of newly diagnosed HIV infection was performed on immigrants who contracted HIV and in Spain.
According to the EMIS survey, almost half of the men who had casual sex with another man in the last year they had no condom.
"It applies not only to launch campaigns to promote safer sex but should help raise awareness around that if you make risky practices is important to get tested for HIV.
In that LGBT groups are working, "remarked Santiago Redondo, coordinator of the Health FELGTB.
Campaign Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mL54ls0yQs
Testing Day, interesting information: http://colectivogalactyco.org/dia-de-la-prueba/
Source: GALACTYCO
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