Caring for the health of adolescents and ending AIDS, INTCO is in action

Mondo Health Updated on 2024-01-29

In recent years, more and more adolescents are at risk of HIV infection due to changing attitudes and increasing high-risk behaviors.

According to China's HIV AIDS Integrated Response Information Management System (CRIMS), there were 9,373 and 15,790 confirmed cases of HIV in people aged 15-24 in 2010 and 2019, respectively, an increase of 68% in 10 years. Among them, the proportion of cases aged 15-19 years increased from 15 in 20107% increased to 24% in 2019. The student ratio increased from 8 in 20105% increased to 21 in 20197% 。

In the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Publicity and Education Activities of World AIDS Day in 2021" issued by the General Office of the Ministry of Education, it is mentioned that in order to promote the development of AIDS prevention education in schools during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, curb the spread and epidemic of AIDS among young students, adhere to multi-departmental coordination, strengthen safeguards, implement early detection, early diagnosis, early assistance, and early **, and maintain the physical and mental health of young students. guanai

Detection-**Viral suppression" is an important comprehensive intervention strategy, and testing plays a pivotal role in it. If high-risk behaviors occur, they should go to a designated medical institution for testing in time. In terms of modern medical technology, AIDS is a chronic disease that can be controlled for a long time, and patients can live like normal people as long as they insist on lifelong medication** and strengthen the control of the number of viruses. Therefore, in order to ensure their physical health, adolescents should stay away from risky behaviors and pay more attention to HIV testing, prevention and control.

To end AIDS, INTCO has been taking action. Over the years, INTCO has provided cost-effective in vitro diagnostic products for CDC and other institutions to assist in the prevention and control of related infectious diseases.

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