This initiative of the National Pharmacy Association appears at a time when Portugal continues to have a number of cases of these diseases above the European average.
In this initiative of the National Pharmacy Association, andin a few minutes, completely anonymously and free of charge, Anyone over 18 can be screenedwhich is integrated into the ‘Focus’ program.
It started on May 1st in more than 50 pharmacies in the municipalities of Amadora, Sintra, Odivelas and Louresthe municipalities where there is a higher incidence of infections and where there is proximity to the ULS so that it is possible to monitor cases in the SUS.
The objective is to extend the screening program to the entire countryat a time when, despite Portugal registering a reduction in the number of cases of the three infections, it maintains values above the European average.
In the last 40 years, more than 66 thousand cases of HIV infection have been recordedof which around 24 thousand progressed to AIDS.
