By Manuel Antonio Velandia Mora
Spain, 30/08/2010
Given that the HIV / AIDS continues to increase, and is engaging people increasingly younger, more women and people belonging to sexual minorities, besides being present in populations traditionally understood as those with increased susceptibility (transgender sex workers) is necessary to create the conditions for health professionals working in public institutions and private institutions that make the overall system of social health insurance are properly trained and emotionally prepared to withstand those who in their work need your professional support in both pre-and posttest as some special counseling, such as the use of inhibiting drugs.
support to those affected by HIV and AIDS is not very different from that provided to those who show other STDs or diseases in its last stage may come to mean death, but from the very beginning of the HIV pandemic, who are its bearers, have been constantly violated / as both people in the community like that / as who are part of health teams.
standard was expected to contribute to reducing stigma and discrimination against carriers of the virus. Despite the existence of ethical and legal instruments, those affected by this disease are still violated their fundamental rights, which has motivated the filing of a large number of guardianships, through whose fault want their rights respected .
The pre-and post test must be performed by a physician or a (a) professional member / a interdisciplinary team working on AIDS, who will be properly trained every day for this task. Although there respective rule and sanction, so far have not brought criminal charges guardianships or the violation of the right to counseling.
currently support and counseling is from five areas have been providing to know: the lines of support and information, support groups and self-advocacy, programs for pre and post test counseling, counseling programs and psychological therapies and support, and counseling programs in other areas such as sexuality, family, death and mourning, as well as legal, spiritual and occupational.
Support and counseling provided by adequately trained personnel, improved comprehensive care, increasing welfare rates and quality of life for people living with HIV or AIDS and also obtained as a result a decrease in the volume of people infected with HIV and those affected directly and indirectly by the infection.
Bibliography
Velandia Mora, Manuel Antonio (2002). Vital alternative. Manual pre-and post-test counseling on HIV and AIDS. Ministry of Health, AIDS Program / Fondation-Fondation let's support Support Colombian AIDS, Hepatitis and STDs. Bogota, Colombia.
Velandia Mora, Manuel Antonio (2002). District Department of Health / Foundation-let's support Colombian Foundation Support in AIDS, Hepatitis and STDs. Bogota, Colombia. Workshops and training for health professionals from public and private institutions that make up the social security system in general to carry out health pre and post test for the diagnosis of HIV / AIDS.
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