This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press
In commemoration of World AIDS Day, the 20th anniversary of the creation of the largest reference center for the care of AIDS patients in Morocco was celebrated today, Friday in Agadir, which monitors cases of AIDS. more than 5,000 people living with the virus. .
A press release from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection explains that this celebration, which is part of the integrated national and regional strategy to combat AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and viral hepatitis for the period 2024- 2030, was chaired by the Minister of Health and Social Protection. Health and Social Protection, Amine Tahraoui, in the presence of the governor of the Souss-Massa region, the governor of the prefecture of Agadir Edawtnan, workers from the regions and prefectures of the region, the head of the regional council and other personalities .
This national strategy aims to put Morocco on the right track to eliminate AIDS by 2030, as it is a public health problem, in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals and according to a participatory approach which aims to eliminate all the determinants of these diseases, whether health, social or economic, in cooperation with civil society organizations as well as local and international partners.
The communication indicates that Morocco has chosen to commemorate World AIDS Day under the slogan: “For a Morocco free of AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, viral hepatitis and tuberculosis by 2030”.
On this occasion – adds the same source – a charter of commitment was signed between the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the State of the Souss-Massa region and the regional council, in addition to the rest of the institutional partners and of civil society. coordination activities and concerted efforts for “the Souss-Massa region free of AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and hepatitis and tuberculosis by 2030”.
This charter aims to reduce new infections linked to AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases by at least 90 percent, to reduce deaths linked to viral hepatitis by at least 65 percent, as well as to reduce by 60 percent cent the mortality rate due to tuberculosis and the infection rate. by 35 percent.
The same source indicated that the National AIDS Control Program estimates the number of people living with the virus at 23,000, of whom 78 percent know their health status in relation to the infection, 94 percent receive appropriate treatment and 94 percent of them have a detectable undiagnosed viral load.
The communication concludes that access to detection, diagnosis and care services for people living with the virus is available free of charge at public health centers and institutions affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection in the framework of equity and respect for the human rights of people living with the virus.
